Motif
single combat in water ending in drowning
single_combat_in_water_ending_in_drowning
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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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge THE PILLOW-TALK / THIS IS THE ROUTE OF THE TAIN / THE MARCH OF THE HOST / THE YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAIN; lines 4083-4199 confidence: high
Fraech goes out with nine men, sees Cuchulain bathing in the river at Ath Fuait, tells his people to wait, and enters the water to meet him.
Fraech elects to fight Cuchulain in the river; the combat is wrestling in the water and ends when Cuchulain submerges Fraech fatally.
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