Motif
honor and reputation compel combat
honor_and_reputation_compel_combat
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Causes of War. 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 10827-10946 confidence: high
Cuchulain calls Ferdiad his foster-brother, comrade, and friend and pities that he fights on a woman's counsel; Ferdiad says he would be in ill repute with Medb and Erin's nobles if he left without combat.
Ferdiad says he would have ill repute with Medb and the nobles if he departed without fighting, even though Cuchulain is his foster-brother and friend.
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