Motif
Rivalry and rebuke spur greater battle deeds
rivalry_and_rebuke_spur_greater_battle_deeds
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Boasts, Taunts, and Exhortations. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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celtic irish
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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER IX. THE HIGH KING'S SON / CHAPTER X. THE KING OF LOCHLANN AND HIS SONS / CHAPTER XI. LABRAN'S JOURNEY / CHAPTER XII. THE GREAT FIGHT; lines 8041-8132 confidence: high
Duban Donn affirms Duban son of Cas's excellence, swears to go beyond him, rushes through the battle, and kills nine times nine men in each of nine rounds.
Duban Donn vows to surpass Duban son of Cas, and Caoilte, after Osgar's rebuke, angrily turns on the foreign army and kills eighty men.
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