Motif
written challenge attached to obstacle
written_challenge_attached_to_obstacle
A motif of the Initiation and Transformative Ordeal family, within the sub-family Contests, Games, and Formal Challenges. 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 WORKS ON THE TAIN BO CUALNGE / THE PILLOW-TALK / THIS IS THE ROUTE OF THE TAIN / THE MARCH OF THE HOST; lines 2386-2514 confidence: high
The nobles examine the fork; Medb asks whether the heads are theirs, Ailill says they are, and the ogam is read as saying one man cast the fork with one hand and no one should pass until one man throws it with one hand, excepting Fergus.
The ogam on the fork states that one man cast it with one hand and forbids passage until another man can throw it with one hand, excepting Fergus.
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