Motif
single warrior holding a ford
single_warrior_holding_a_ford
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 45 / PAGE 46 / PAGE 47 / PAGE 48; lines 7172-7240 confidence: high
Cethern son of Finntan smites them, is alone at the ford, and does not release the men of Connaught's host for six hours.
Cethern is described as alone at the ford and as holding back Connaught's host for six hours.
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