Motif
serial single combats against a dominant champion
serial_single_combats_against_a_dominant_champion
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.
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1 traditions
celtic irish
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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge THE YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAIN / THE SLAYING OF ORLAM / THE PROPOSALS / THE DEATH OF FORGEMEN; lines 6964-7119 confidence: high
Ailill proposes guile: give a warrior wine, place Finnabair at his right hand, and promise her if he brings the head of the Contorted; summoned warriors are killed by Cuchulain one after another.
Warriors are summoned one by one, and Cuchulain kills each in turn until no one can be found to attack him.
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