Motif
Hero defeats multiple challengers without weapons
hero_defeats_multiple_challengers_without_weapons
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
2 traditions
celtic (1) · celtic irish (1)
celtic
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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER I. THE FLIGHT FROM TEAMHAIR / CHAPTER II. THE PURSUIT / CHAPTER III. THE GREEN CHAMPIONS / CHAPTER IV. THE WOOD OF DUBHROS; lines 12157-12248 confidence: high
The sons of Morna swear to fight Diarmuid first. They choose to fight with hands alone, and Diarmuid defeats and binds them.
Aonghus and Aodh choose to fight Diarmuid with the strength of their hands alone, and Diarmuid defeats and binds them both.
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celtic irish
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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER I. THE FLIGHT FROM TEAMHAIR / CHAPTER II. THE PURSUIT / CHAPTER III. THE GREEN CHAMPIONS / CHAPTER IV. THE WOOD OF DUBHROS; lines 12158-12249 confidence: high
Grania asks about the berries; Diarmuid tells of the lost Tuatha de Danaan berry, the tree that sprang from it, the man of Lochlann keeping it, and the Surly One's command that he never meddle with the berries; the brothers choose to fight Diarmuid first.
Aodh and Aonghus choose to fight Diarmuid with hand-strength alone, and Diarmuid puts both down and binds them.
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