Motif
heroic adornment before combat
heroic_adornment_before_combat
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 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 10006-10118 confidence: high
Laeg asks Cuchulain what he will do that night and advises him to seek from Emer an adornment like Ferdiad’s expected plaiting, hair-dressing, washing, and bathing before the combat watched by the four provinces.
Laeg expects Ferdiad to arrive with plaited and dressed hair, washing, and bathing, and advises Cuchulain to obtain equal adornment from Emer before the public combat.
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