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| Tradition | Source | Passage | Confidence | Evidence | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic Irish | Heroic Romances of Ireland | INTRODUCTION / THE DRIVING OF THE CATTLE OF FLIDAIS / THE DRIVING OF THE CATTLE OF FLIDAIS / LITERAL TRANSLATION; lines 11988-12117 | high | Ailill Finn expels the visitors; Fergus calls for combat at the ford; Ailill Finn goes himself; Dubhtach wounds Ailill Finn through both thighs and is pierced by Ailill Finn’s javelin. | record |
| Celtic Irish | Heroic Romances of Ireland | ACCORDING TO THE GLENN MASAIN VERSION / ALSO THE CONCLUSION OF THE TALE FROM THE SAME VERSION / THE COMBAT AT THE FORD / INTRODUCTION; lines 4638-4720 | high | The introduction identifies “Combat at the Ford” as a famous episode of the “War of Cualnge,” states that the Book of Leinster version predates 1150 A.D., and notes differences from the Book of Lecan and Leabhar na h-Uidhri traditions. | record |
| 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 5826-5896 | high | Ferdia gives Cuchulain the choice of weapons; Cuchulain chooses the Feat of the Ford, glossed as a combat in which all weapons were allowed, and Ferdia consents sorrowfully. | record |
| Celtic Irish | Heroic Romances of Ireland | PAGE 107 / THE COMBAT AT THE FORD / PAGE 118 / PAGE 121; lines 8222-8284 | high | Cuchulain says that if he and Ferdiad meet at a ford, their separation will have history and their edge-combat will be fierce. | record |
| 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 10477-10616 | high | Cuchulain reaches the ford; Ferdiad waits on the south side, Cuchulain stands on the north side, and Ferdiad welcomes him. | record |
| 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 10948-11057 | high | Ferdiad rises early, goes alone to the ford of combat, and knows it will be a decisive day when one or both warriors may fall. | record |
| 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 11059-11169 | high | Cuchulain twice springs from the ford-bank or brink onto Ferdiad’s shield boss to strike his head; Ferdiad knocks him away with shield movements. | record |