Comparative mythology corpus

Innumerable Slaughter As Heroic Measure

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Celtic Irish The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge HERE FOLLOWETH THE TOOTH-FIGHT OF FINTAN / THE RED-SHAME OF MENN FOLLOWETH HERE / HERE FOLLOWETH THE ACCOUTREMENT OF THE CHARIOTEERS / HERE FOLLOWETH ILIACH'S CLUMP-FIGHT; lines 12693-12840 high The passage says two marrow-masses live on side by side: one made by Cuchulain from cattle bones for Cethern's healing and one made by Iliach from the bones of men of Erin; it also calls Iliach's victims one of the three innumerable things of the Tain and explains the name 'Clump-fight.' record