Motif
pre-combat flyting and death threats
pre_combat_flyting_and_death_threats
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Battle Preparation and Ritual. 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 10477-10616 confidence: high
"It was not long before they met in the middle of the ford" and exchanged sharp reproaches, renouncing friendship.
Before fighting, Cuchulain and Ferdiad exchange sharp reproaches and verse threats involving gore, weapons, destruction, and the head on a spit.
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