Motif
ford duel as crisis point
ford_duel_as_crisis_point
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 LITERAL TRANSLATION / THE DRIVING OF THE CATTLE OF FLIDAIS / INTRODUCTION / THE DRIVING OF THE CATTLE OF FLIDAIS; lines 11659-11807 confidence: high
Fergus asks for cattle to sustain his men. Ailill refuses, saying the gift would appear motivated by fear that Fergus might take his wife, but offers an ox and bacon. Fergus refuses the food and challenges Ailill to a duel by the ford.
The challenge is set beside the ford, Ailill Fair-haired goes there to fight, and multiple warriors are wounded there.
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