Motif
friendship maintained within mortal combat
friendship_maintained_within_mortal_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.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
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 10737-10825 confidence: high
They cast spears at each other from noon until the sun yellows at evening, with equal excellence in defense and throwing, and each wounds the other.
Despite wounding each other, the warriors make a truce, exchange kisses in remembrance of fellowship, share care, and resume combat the next day.
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