Motif
Supernatural hindrance of a hero in single combat
supernatural_hindrance_of_a_hero_in_single_combat
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 THE APPARITION OF THE GREAT QUEEN TO CUCHULAIN / FROM THE YELLOW BOOK OF LECAN (FOURTEENTH CENTURY) / THE APPARITION OF THE GREAT QUEEN TO CUCHULAIN / LITERAL TRANSLATION; lines 12583-12628 confidence: medium
The woman says that when Cuchulain fights an equal man, she will be an eel and draw a noose about his feet in the ford, making the combat unequal.
The woman plans to intervene during Cuchulain's combat with an equal opponent by entangling him, wounding him, or drawing dangerous cattle into the scene.
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