Motif
incapacitated enemy champions as false security
incapacitated_enemy_champions_as_false_security
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.
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celtic irish
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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge CONTENTS / PREFACE / WORKS ON THE TAIN BO CUALNGE / THE PILLOW-TALK; lines 1469-1620 confidence: medium
Medb rejects the augury and says Conchobar with the Ulstermen is in his 'Pains' in Emain, according to her messengers, so Ulster's men need not be feared.
Medb grounds her confidence in reports that prominent Ulster figures are in their 'Pains,' but the prophecy still foretells destruction by Cuchulain.
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