Comparative mythology corpus

Formal Staged Duel With Weapon Progression

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 5480-5582 high Ferdia asks what weapons they will use; Cuchulain grants him choice until night because he reached the Ford first. They use shields, edged throwing-shields, javelins, ivory-hilted dirks, and darts from dawn to midday; all casts hit, but neither warrior is wounded or bloodied. They then hand the weapons to their charioteers. record