Motif
Heroic challenge answered by opposing champion
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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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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER VI. THE MARCH OF THE FIANNA / CHAPTER VII. THE FIRST FIGHTERS / CHAPTER VIII. THE KING OF ULSTER'S SON / CHAPTER IX. THE HIGH KING'S SON; lines 7740-7821 confidence: high
Finn considers challenging Daire Bonn; Caoilte takes the day's fighting with men from the Fianna. A fleet arrives, Oisin identifies the newcomers as Fiachra and Duaban Donn with friendly forces, and they help kill the son of the King of the Great Plain after Caoilte's banner goes down.
Challenges structure the fighting: Caoilte's challenge is answered by the son of the King of the Great Plain, and the High King's son's challenge is answered by Sligech.
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