Motif
single hero against overwhelming host
single_hero_against_overwhelming_host
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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Heroic Romances of Ireland PAGE 69 / PAGE 71 / PAGE 76 / PAGE 78; lines 7701-7749 confidence: high
"one man to their thirty, hundreds, / until I brought them to death."
Cuchulain describes fighting as one man against thirty and hundreds until he brings them to death.
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