Motif
Servant urges wounded hero to resume action
servant_urges_wounded_hero_to_resume_action
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Wounded, Fallen, and Avenged. 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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Heroic Romances of Ireland ALSO THE CONCLUSION OF THE TALE FROM THE SAME VERSION / THE COMBAT AT THE FORD / INTRODUCTION / THE COMBAT AT THE FORD; lines 5898-6019 confidence: medium
Cuchulain lays Ferdia down and becomes faint and weak; Laeg sees this and warns that the men of Ireland are coming and will not offer single combat after Ferdia's fall.
Laeg sees Cuchulain's weakness and urges him to rise because enemies are approaching, then argues that victory rather than grief should be sought.
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