Motif
Heroic boast and counter-boast as status contest
heroic_boast_and_counter_boast_as_status_contest
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Champion Combat and Duel. 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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Heroic Romances of Ireland MAC DATHO'S BOAR / INTRODUCTION / MAC DATHO'S BOAR / FROM THE BOOK OF LEINSTER (TWELFTH-CENTURY MS.); lines 2185-2315 confidence: high
Senlaech, Munremur, Lugaid, and Celtchar exchange boasts and counter-boasts concerning previous killings and battlefield encounters.
Warriors answer one another with claims of killings and defeats, and Ket uses remembered victories to silence challengers.
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