Comparative mythology corpus

Beheading And Display Of Enemy As Proof Of Victory

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Celtic Irish Gods and Fighting Men BOOK FIVE: THE FATE OF THE CHILDREN OF LIR / PART TWO: THE FIANNA. / BOOK ONE: FINN, SON OF CUMHAL. / CHAPTER I. THE COMING OF FINN; lines 5888-5976 high Aillen retreats to Sidhe Finnachaidh on Slieve Fuad; Finn follows, spears him through the heart at the door, cuts off his head, and sets it on a crooked pole until sunrise. record