Motif
victor laments the slain friend
victor_laments_the_slain_friend
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Mistaken Killing and Remorse. 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 6021-6196 confidence: high
Cuchulain asks Laeg to strip Ferdia and remove his armour and garments so that Cuchulain may see the brooch for which Ferdia undertook the combat; Laeg does so, and Cuchulain laments the gold brooch and Ferdia's qualities.
Cuchulain mourns Ferdia after killing him and explicitly says he loved the friend he slew.
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