Motif
fatal combat between former foster-brothers
fatal_combat_between_former_foster_brothers
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Treachery and Forbidden Kin Combat. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
celtic irish
-
The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge WITH TWO PAGES IN FACSIMILE OF THE MANUSCRIPTS / MY MOTHER / CONTENTS / PREFACE; lines 472-561 confidence: high
Cuchulain wins the single combats, kills many Connacht warriors, and after a four-day battle kills Ferdiad, his former friend and foster-brother.
Ferdiad is identified as Cuchulain's former friend and foster-brother, and he dies by Cuchulain's hands after a four-day battle.
read in the book →