Motif
hero overwhelmed in unequal group combat
hero_overwhelmed_in_unequal_group_combat
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Wounded, Fallen, and Avenged. 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 9309-9432 confidence: high
Calatin's party comes to Cuchulain and hurls twenty-nine spears; Cuchulain performs the edge-feat with his shield, lodging the spears in it without being bloodied, then draws his sword from the sheath of the Badb.
Twenty-nine attackers hurl spears at Cuchulain and then strike him together with their fists, causing him to cry out against unequal combat.
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