Motif
single champion terrifies an army
single_champion_terrifies_an_army
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Warrior Imagery and Radiance. 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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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge THE MARCH OF THE HOST / THE YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAIN / THE SLAYING OF ORLAM / THE PROPOSALS; lines 5023-5158 confidence: high
The host camps at Druim En; Cuchulain stays nearby at Ferta Illergaib, brandishes weapons at night, and makes sling-casts from Ochaine so that one hundred warriors die from fear and dread of him.
Cuchulain alone remains near the host, attacks or threatens it by night with sling-casts, and many warriors die from fear and dread of him.
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