Motif
lone unaffected hero defends a disabled people
lone_unaffected_hero_defends_a_disabled_people
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Lone Hero Against Many. 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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Heroic Romances of Ireland ACCORDING TO THE GLENN MASAIN VERSION / ALSO THE CONCLUSION OF THE TALE FROM THE SAME VERSION / THE COMBAT AT THE FORD / INTRODUCTION; lines 4722-4800 confidence: high
Maev gathers men from the other provinces; leaders include Maev, Ailill, and Fergus son of Rog; Conor and nearly all principal Ulster warriors are sick because of a curse.
Most Ulster warriors are disabled by a curse, but Cuchulain is unaffected and resists Maev’s army with few followers and supernatural aid.
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