Motif
single combat decides a phase of battle
single_combat_decides_a_phase_of_battle
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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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER VII. THE FIRST FIGHTERS / CHAPTER VIII. THE KING OF ULSTER'S SON / CHAPTER IX. THE HIGH KING'S SON / CHAPTER X. THE KING OF LOCHLANN AND HIS SONS; lines 7824-7919 confidence: high
Fergus rebukes the Fianna for taking shelter like little birds from a hawk; Oisin acknowledges the rebuke and challenges Forne to fight him for the Fianna.
Oisin defeats Forne and Lugaidh's Son defeats Tocha in direct combats that interrupt wider attacks on the Fianna.
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