Motif
paired warriors create a single or crossed wound
paired_warriors_create_a_single_or_crossed_wound
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Cosmic and Supernatural 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 11955-12072 confidence: high
Fingin says two warriors inflicted two wounds as one. Cethern describes a pair of armed men with silver ornaments; Cuchulain identifies them as Oll and Othine of Ailill and Medb's bodyguard.
One pair is said to have inflicted two wounds as one wound, and another pair's spears pass through the heart so that they form a cross.
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