Motif
improvised weapon from injury becomes killing weapon
improvised_weapon_from_injury_becomes_killing_weapon
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Battle Fury and Aristeia. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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celtic irish
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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge THE YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAIN / THE SLAYING OF ORLAM / THE PROPOSALS / THE DEATH OF FORGEMEN; lines 6964-7119 confidence: high
Ferbaeth comes at night to the glen with Fiachu; Cuchulain recalls their friendship, brotherhood, and shared nurse Scathach; Ferbaeth cites his promise to Medb; Cuchulain ends the friendship and is pierced by a holly-spit, which he pulls out.
A holly-spit first pierces Cuchulain's own foot; he pulls it out and throws it, killing Ferbaeth.
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