Comparative mythology corpus

Formal Alternation Of Weapon Choice In Heroic Combat

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 5681-5824 high Ferdia asks what arms they shall use; Cuchulain gives him the choice until night because Cuchulain chose on the previous day; Ferdia selects heavy hard-smiting swords, and both take great shields and swords. record