Motif
single hero defeats a large attacking group
single_hero_defeats_a_large_attacking_group
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Lone Hero Against Many. 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 YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAIN / THE SLAYING OF ORLAM / THE PROPOSALS / THE DEATH OF FORGEMEN; lines 8046-8157 confidence: high
Medb orders one hundred armed bodyguard warriors to attack Cuchulain; he kills them at a ford, and the passage explains place-names associated with destruction, gore, blood, ford, stream, and the mound where Medb and Ailill stayed.
Medb sends one hundred armed warriors to attack Cuchulain together, and they all fall by his hand.
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