Comparative mythology corpus

Refused Gift Of Cattle Leads To Duel

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Celtic Irish Heroic Romances of Ireland LITERAL TRANSLATION / THE DRIVING OF THE CATTLE OF FLIDAIS / INTRODUCTION / THE DRIVING OF THE CATTLE OF FLIDAIS; lines 11659-11807 high Fergus asks for cattle to sustain his men. Ailill refuses, saying the gift would appear motivated by fear that Fergus might take his wife, but offers an ox and bacon. Fergus refuses the food and challenges Ailill to a duel by the ford. record