Motif
mutual death of matched champions
mutual_death_of_matched_champions
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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1 traditions
celtic irish
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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER IV. GLAS, SON OF BREMEN / CHAPTER V. THE HELP OF THE MEN OF DEA / CHAPTER VI. THE MARCH OF THE FIANNA / CHAPTER VII. THE FIRST FIGHTERS; lines 7507-7589 confidence: high
Glas gives the challenge from Cuban's son; the King of Greece answers; each strikes the other with a spear, and they fall together.
Cuban's son and the King of Greece exchange spear wounds and fall together in the duel.
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