Motif
recognition of champion by knowledgeable witness
recognition_of_champion_by_knowledgeable_witness
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Warrior Imagery and Radiance. 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 HERE FOLLOWETH ILIACH'S CLUMP-FIGHT / HERE NOW THE DEER-STALKING OF AMARGIN IN TALTIU / THE ADVENTURES OF CUROI SON OF DARE FOLLOW NOW / THE REPEATED WARNING OF SUALTAIM; lines 13904-14025 confidence: high
Ailill asks Fergus who the warrior is; Fergus answers with martial epithets and identifies him as Connud macMorna from the Callann in the north.
Ailill asks Fergus to identify each prominent newcomer, and Fergus names the warrior and gives descriptive epithets or background.
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