Motif
tragic duel between former fellow pupils
tragic_duel_between_former_fellow_pupils
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Treachery and Forbidden Kin Combat. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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celtic irish
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Heroic Romances of Ireland ALSO THE CONCLUSION OF THE TALE FROM THE SAME VERSION / THE COMBAT AT THE FORD / INTRODUCTION / THE COMBAT AT THE FORD; lines 6198-6279 confidence: high
The opening lament says the deed done by pupils trained or taught by Scathach brought sorrow and anguish; the speaker is wounded and blood-drained, while the other warrior is slain in the duel.
The passage repeatedly emphasizes that Cuchulain and Ferdia were both pupils of Scathach before one killed the other in the duel at the ford.
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