Motif
gesture of challenge before battle
gesture_of_challenge_before_battle
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Battle Preparation and Ritual. 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 RED-SHAME OF MENN FOLLOWETH HERE / HERE FOLLOWETH THE ACCOUTREMENT OF THE CHARIOTEERS / HERE FOLLOWETH ILIACH'S CLUMP-FIGHT / HERE NOW THE DEER-STALKING OF AMARGIN IN TALTIU; lines 12842-12870 confidence: medium
Amargin puts his left elbow under him in Taltiu; the note describes this as a challenge or sign of hostility.
Amargin places his left elbow under him, with the note glossing the gesture as a challenge or sign of hostility.
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