Motif
recurring heroic combats and slayings
recurring_heroic_combats_and_slayings
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Champion Combat and Duel. 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 TAIN BO CUALNGE / WITH TWO PAGES IN FACSIMILE OF THE MANUSCRIPTS / MY MOTHER / CONTENTS; lines 106-191 confidence: medium
The contents list includes Cuchulain’s slaying of the smith’s hound, taking of arms, slayings of named opponents, combats, harrying, proposals, violent death, finding of the bull, and the meeting of Cuchulain and Finnabair.
The contents list repeatedly names combats, slayings, slaughter, rout, and battles, often involving Cuchulain.
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