Motif
friend versus friend duel
friend_versus_friend_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.
1 occurrences
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 4983-5163 confidence: high
Fergus says the opponent is Cuchulain's "friend," "companion," "fellow pupil," and equal: Ferdia; Cuchulain replies that he is sorry his friend should come to such a duel.
The coming combat is between Cuchulain and Ferdia, explicitly described as friends, companions, fellow pupils, and equals.
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