Motif
Warrior regains strength and fights alone against many
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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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Heroic Romances of Ireland FROM THE BOOK OF LEINSTER (TWELFTH-CENTURY MS.) / THE SICK-BED OF CUCHULAIN / INTRODUCTION / THE SICK-BED OF CUCHULAIN; lines 3587-3751 confidence: high
Cuchulain says that after his weakness passed and he gained full strength, he fought alone against three thousand until death came to the foes.
Cuchulain says that when his weakness had passed and full strength returned, he fought alone against three thousand foes.
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