Motif
prophecy of enemy's fall invoked before combat
prophecy_of_enemy_s_fall_invoked_before_combat
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family, within the sub-family Battle and War Portents. 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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Heroic Romances of Ireland ALSO THE CONCLUSION OF THE TALE FROM THE SAME VERSION / THE COMBAT AT THE FORD / INTRODUCTION / THE COMBAT AT THE FORD; lines 5166-5287 confidence: medium
Ferdia rebukes the servant for praising Cuchulain, suggests he seeks a reward from him, says Ailill and Maev foretold Cuchulain's fall by Ferdia, and says he will slay Cuchulain for the fee.
Ferdia says Ailill and Maev foretold that Cuchulain would fall by his hand, and he connects the fight with a promised fee.
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