Motif
special opponent overcome by matching feat or weapon
special_opponent_overcome_by_matching_feat_or_weapon
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Cosmic and Supernatural Combat. 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 3698-3812 confidence: high
Ibar identifies Foill son of Necht and warns that weapon points and edges cannot harm him; Cuchulain answers by naming the lath-trick with an iron apple.
Each son of Necht has a named difficulty or skill, and Cuchulain answers with a specific tactic: iron apple against Foill, lance against Tuachall, and water wrestling plus sword against Fandall.
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