Motif
unarmed boastful wrestler defeated after incitement
unarmed_boastful_wrestler_defeated_after_incitement
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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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 9177-9307 confidence: high
Medb sends Mann son of Muresc son of Dare to fight Cuchulain; Mann is described through comparisons to other warriors and says he will go unarmed and grind Cuchulain between his hands.
Mann boasts he will fight unarmed, throws Cuchulain three times in wrestling, but Laeg's words restore Cuchulain's rage and Cuchulain kills him.
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