Motif
lone warrior holding a ford against a host
lone_warrior_holding_a_ford_against_a_host
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 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 9177-9307 confidence: high
Ferchu learns that a single man has checked four provinces and killed at the ford; he proposes taking that man's head and arms to Ailill and Medb to gain peace, and expects territory if Cuchulain falls through him.
Cuchulain is described as the single man checking four of the five provinces and killing challengers at the ford.
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