Motif
Formal heroic challenge through mutual praise and taunt
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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 38 / PAGE 41 / PAGE 42 / PAGE 45; lines 7139-7150 confidence: high
Ket welcomes Conall with phrases including “heart of stone,” “wild glowing fire,” “sparkle of ice,” “wrathfully boiling blood,” “scarred winner of victory,” and “son of Finnchoem.”
The two named heroes welcome each other while using heightened martial images and explicitly refer to proof through combat.
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