Motif
Vengeance duel at a ford
vengeance_duel_at_a_ford
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 THE YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAIN / THE SLAYING OF ORLAM / THE PROPOSALS / THE DEATH OF FORGEMEN; lines 7547-7696 confidence: high
Loch goes to attack Cuchulain for vengeance, refuses to fight at the ford where his brother fell, moves to the upper ford, and the cattle are driven across; Gabran the poet speaks words connected with the place-names Ath Tarteise and Tir Mor Tarteise.
Loch attacks Cuchulain to avenge his brother, refuses the defiled ford where his brother died, and fights at the upper ford.
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