Motif
foster-bond invoked in battle
foster_bond_invoked_in_battle
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.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
celtic irish
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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge THE SCYTHED CHARIOT / XVIII / HERE NOW IS TOLD THE MISTHROW AT BELACH EOIN. / HERE NOW FOLLOWETH THE DISGUISING OF TAMON; lines 9076-9175 confidence: medium
Cuchulain welcomes Fergus as master and offers lodging; Fergus replies that he has come to fight and do battle.
Fergus invokes the honor and training he bestowed on Cuchulain to persuade him to give way despite the combat setting.
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