Motif
underestimated youthful champion
underestimated_youthful_champion
A motif of the Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth family, within the sub-family Youthful Champions, Animal Companions, and Social Rise. 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 MARCH OF THE HOST / THE YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAIN / THE SLAYING OF ORLAM / THE PROPOSALS; lines 5023-5158 confidence: medium
Cuchulain, Medb, and Fergus meet at Glenn Fochaine; Medb sees Cuchulain as no larger than a stripling and questions whether he is the famous warrior, while Fergus says no warrior in the world is his match.
Medb is disturbed that the renowned Cuchulain appears no larger than a stripling, while Fergus insists he is unmatched as a warrior.
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