Motif
ritualized single combat with alternating weapon choice
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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 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 10737-10825 confidence: high
Ferdiad asks which weapons to use; Cuchulain grants him choice until nightfall because Ferdiad first reached the ford; Ferdiad chooses straight-cut throwing-spears with flax cords, and both take hard shields.
The two named warriors fight at a ford, alternate the right to choose weapons, and observe formal rules for stopping the fighting.
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