Motif
Unarmed hero defeats an armed challenger
unarmed_hero_defeats_an_armed_challenger
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Battle Fury and Aristeia. 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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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge THE YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAIN / THE SLAYING OF ORLAM / THE PROPOSALS / THE DEATH OF FORGEMEN; lines 7268-7407 confidence: high
Cuchulain meets Larine at the ford and considers it unbecoming to bring arms or use weapons against him, except for weapons wrested from the opponent.
Cuchulain chooses not to bring arms against Larine and defeats him by disarming, crushing, and hurling him.
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