Motif
formal duel with measured weapons and first-strike advantage
formal_duel_with_measured_weapons_and_first_strike_advantage
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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finnish karelian
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Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 15818-16007 confidence: high
The landlord of Pohyola takes down a broadsword, challenges Lemminkainen, and Lemminkainen answers by describing his proven blade and his hero-father's use of it.
The combatants compare swords, establish that one is longer, and Lemminkainen grants the first attack to the landlord.
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