Comparative mythology corpus

Body Part Trophies As Proof Of Combat

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Celtic Irish Heroic Romances of Ireland FROM THE BOOK OF LEINSTER (TWELFTH-CENTURY MS.) / THE SICK-BED OF CUCHULAIN / INTRODUCTION / THE SICK-BED OF CUCHULAIN; lines 2719-2811 high At the festival warriors recount combats and valor, carry tongue-tip trophies, sometimes use beast tongues, and place swords on their thighs; swords turn against false declarations, and demon beings are said to scream from weapons. record