Motif
ford as site of decisive combat and mourning
ford_as_site_of_decisive_combat_and_mourning
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Champion Combat and Duel. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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celtic irish
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Heroic Romances of Ireland ALSO THE CONCLUSION OF THE TALE FROM THE SAME VERSION / THE COMBAT AT THE FORD / INTRODUCTION / THE COMBAT AT THE FORD; lines 6198-6279 confidence: medium
Laeg tells Cuchulain to quit the ford; Cuchulain agrees and says all other combats were games and light matters compared with the fight with Ferdia.
Laeg and Cuchulain remain at the ford after the combat, and Ferdia is described as lying by the ford's side.
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