Motif
matched champions with one secret or exceptional advantage
matched_champions_with_one_secret_or_exceptional_advantage
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 9434-9566 confidence: high
The men of Erin decide who should be sent to the ford and select Ferdiad, a great warrior of Domnann, Cuchulain's foster-brother, trained under the same instructresses.
Cuchulain and Ferdiad are described as alike in training and combat, with Cuchulain's Gae Bulga as the exception and Ferdiad's horn-skin as countervailing protection.
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