Motif
former companions forced into duel
former_companions_forced_into_duel
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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1 traditions
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 5480-5582 confidence: high
Cuchulain says Ferdia should not have come to fight him because when they lived with Scathach, Uathach, and Aife, they customarily went together to battles, skirmishes, forests, wildernesses, and difficult things.
The passage emphasizes Cuchulain and Ferdia’s former friendship, shared training, and companionship before they enter combat against each other.
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