Comparative mythology corpus

Ritualized Single Combat With Alternating Weapon Choice

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Celtic Irish The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge XVIII / HERE NOW IS TOLD THE MISTHROW AT BELACH EOIN. / HERE NOW FOLLOWETH THE DISGUISING OF TAMON / HERE NOW COMETH THE HEAD-PLACE OF FERCHU; lines 10737-10825 high Ferdiad asks which weapons to use; Cuchulain grants him choice until nightfall because Ferdiad first reached the ford; Ferdiad chooses straight-cut throwing-spears with flax cords, and both take hard shields. record