Motif
formal combat challenge and threat
formal_combat_challenge_and_threat
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.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
celtic irish
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Heroic Romances of Ireland PAGE 126 / PAGE 127 / PAGE 128 / PAGE 129; lines 8397-8439 confidence: high
“What has brought thee here, O Hound, / to fight with a strong champion?” The stanza also warns that crimson-red blood will flow, the journey is woe, and healing will be needed if he reaches home alive.
The translated stanzas center on a hostile address to the Hound, a coming fight with a strong champion, and an explicit threat to slay him in battle.
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