Motif
hero harassing and reducing a marching host
hero_harassing_and_reducing_a_marching_host
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Host Battle and Siege. 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 THIS IS THE ROUTE OF THE TAIN / THE MARCH OF THE HOST / THE YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAIN / THE SLAYING OF ORLAM; lines 4622-4776 confidence: high
Cuchulain stays close to the hosts, provokes combat, and kills many kings and armed warriors around Roen and Roi, the chroniclers of the Tain; the passage states this explains why the account of the Tain was lost and later sought.
Cuchulain follows close to the host, provokes combat, and kills many kings and warriors at the stream.
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