Warrior proposes to fight in single combat. Fights with aid of sons and grandsons. They belong to him — Mythoi

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Warrior proposes to fight in single combat. Fights with aid of sons and grandsons. They belong to him.

Deceptions. · Other deceptions. · Deception by equivocation. · view the constellation · filed as K2319.2

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross.

Within the index

Filed under Deception by equivocation – miscellaneous.

Filed beside it

One foot in Ireland, one in Scotland. Man carries sods of two countries with him that his whereabouts will be so defined Saint hides fugitive from king underground. When king demand fugitive, saint (who never lies) replies, "Verily, I know not where he is, if he is not under thee even where thou art." The king is satisfied and departs. Later suspects trick and arrests fugitive

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

King induced by saint to remit tribute till Luan. "Luan" means both "Monday" and "Doomsday." (Cf. K2319.2.)

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