Comparative mythology corpus

Blood Debt Wordplay At Death

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Celtic Irish The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge XVIII / HERE NOW IS TOLD THE MISTHROW AT BELACH EOIN. / HERE NOW FOLLOWETH THE DISGUISING OF TAMON / HERE NOW COMETH THE HEAD-PLACE OF FERCHU; lines 9309-9432 medium Glass macDelga briefly escapes while Cuchulain is beheading the rest; Cuchulain races after him, Glass runs around Ailill and Medb's tent and can only say 'Fiach! Fiach!' before Cuchulain beheads him. A note explains the wordplay with Fiachu's name and 'debt.' record