Motif
former comrades become mortal opponents
former_comrades_become_mortal_opponents
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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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge XVIII / HERE NOW IS TOLD THE MISTHROW AT BELACH EOIN. / HERE NOW FOLLOWETH THE DISGUISING OF TAMON / HERE NOW COMETH THE HEAD-PLACE OF FERCHU; lines 10477-10616 confidence: high
Ferdiad recalls their time with Scathach, Uathach, and Aife and claims Cuchulain once served him; Cuchulain acknowledges this was because of youth but says his present mood is different.
The warriors recall shared time and arms training together, but they renounce friendship and threaten each other with death.
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