Motif
lone warrior destroys an advance detachment
lone_warrior_destroys_an_advance_detachment
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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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge THE MARCH OF THE HOST / THE YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAIN / THE SLAYING OF ORLAM / THE PROPOSALS; lines 6291-6421 confidence: high
Cuchulain finds the Fir Crandce pitching camp in advance; the group is identified as twenty men of Fochard, ten cup-bearers and ten men-of-arms, and they fall by his hand.
Cuchulain alone surprises and kills the Fir Crandce, who are pitching camp ahead of the others.
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