Motif
former companions forced into deadly combat
former_companions_forced_into_deadly_combat
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Treachery and Forbidden Kin Combat. 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 5290-5478 confidence: high
Ferdia recalls that among Scathach, Uathach, and Aife, Cuchulain served him by whetting spears and preparing his couch; Cuchulain answers that this was when he was younger and lower in standing.
Cuchulain and Ferdia recall their former relationship, shared training, and kinship-like closeness while reproaching each other as enemies.
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