Motif
paired attackers seek glory by killing a wounded warrior
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A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Treachery and Forbidden Kin Combat. 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 12074-12189 confidence: high
Cethern asks Fingin to inspect a bloody wound; Fingin attributes it to two sons of the King of the Woods; Cethern describes two adorned youths with green mantles and five-pronged spears; Cuchulain identifies them as Broen and Brudni of Medb's household.
Several attacking pairs are described as brothers, sons, champions, or father-and-son, and Cuchulain states more than once that they would count Cethern's fall as victory, triumph, and a boast.
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