Motif
single hero holding back a collective army
single_hero_holding_back_a_collective_army
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
celtic irish
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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge XVIII / HERE NOW IS TOLD THE MISTHROW AT BELACH EOIN. / HERE NOW FOLLOWETH THE DISGUISING OF TAMON / HERE NOW COMETH THE HEAD-PLACE OF FERCHU; lines 9887-10007 confidence: high
Cuchulain swears by his arms that Ferdiad's limbs will be soft as rushes under the sword if he comes to the ford; he says he has held four of the five provinces from Summer's end to spring without retreat.
Cuchulain says he has checked four of the five provinces of Erin from Summer's end to spring and has not retreated before one man or a multitude.
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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge XVIII / HERE NOW IS TOLD THE MISTHROW AT BELACH EOIN. / HERE NOW FOLLOWETH THE DISGUISING OF TAMON / HERE NOW COMETH THE HEAD-PLACE OF FERCHU; lines 9887-10007 confidence: high
Cuchulain swears that Ferdiad's limbs will be soft under the sword if he appears on the ford; he says he has stayed four of the five provinces from Summer's end to spring and has not retreated before one man or a multitude.
Cuchulain says he has checked and stayed four of the five grand provinces of Erin for an extended period and has not retreated before one man or a multitude.
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