Comparative mythology corpus

Champion Single Combat Before Armies

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Celtic Irish Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER IV. GLAS, SON OF BREMEN / CHAPTER V. THE HELP OF THE MEN OF DEA / CHAPTER VI. THE MARCH OF THE FIANNA / CHAPTER VII. THE FIRST FIGHTERS; lines 7507-7589 high Finn arrives at the rath above the harbour; Oisin urges battle with all the foreigners, but Finn rejects this and orders daily combats between noble champions and opposing kings or chiefs. record