Comparative mythology corpus

Failed Defense Against Destined Or Superior Weapon

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Celtic Irish Heroic Romances of Ireland ALSO THE CONCLUSION OF THE TALE FROM THE SAME VERSION / THE COMBAT AT THE FORD / INTRODUCTION / THE COMBAT AT THE FORD; lines 5898-6019 medium Ferdia attempts to guard with his shield; Cuchulain pierces his breast and heart with a thorny spear, then casts the Gae-Bulg by foot, breaking through Ferdia's iron and stone protections and filling him with barbs. record