In the year 1257, he was wounded in single combat by O'Donnell, Lord of Tyrconnell, near Sligo, and died soon after in the Franciscan habit in Youghal.
While at Inniscarra, O'Neil lost in single combat one of his most accomplished officers, the chief of Fermanagh.
When they were wearied of such enjoyments, the sprites of the Brave exercised themselves in single combat, hacked each other to pieces on the floor of Valhalla, resumed their former shape, and returned to their lard and their hydromel.
This Katrington denied; so Anneslie, who was very angry at the loss of the castle, challenged him to single combat to try the question.
All things thus suspended, and silence being made, Marcus Servilius stood up, a man of consular dignity, and who had killed twenty-three of his enemies that had challenged him in single combat.
It is stated, too, that he encountered and vanquished an enemy in single combat, in his general's sight.
Lamachus, upon a challenge, engaged with him in single combat, and receiving the first wound, returned it so home to Callicrates, that they both fell and died together.
Turlough O'Brien, who was coming to assist the Connacians, was met on his way, and slain insingle combat by De Burgo.
The leaders engaged in single combat, and were both severely wounded: eventually the invaders were defeated and expelled from Lower Connaught.
Lists, the enclosed ground where a single combat was to be fought.
He was a mighty champion, and on one occasion vanquished Cuculainn in single combat.
On this De Courcy challenged him, after the custom of those times, to try the matter by single combat: but De Lacy, fearing to meet him, made excuses and refused.
It is a matter too of no unprofitable consideration, how the minds of the Trojans and of Hector too were affected when he and Ajax were about to engage in a single combat.
At Pisa they had a single combat, where he that yielded or was overcome was killed upon the place.
He fell in a single combat, but he smiled in the agonies of death, when he was informed that his own javelin had reached the heart of his antagonist.
He is said also to have killed one of the enemy in single combat in the presence of the general.
Marcellus was practised in all forms of battle, but was especially skilful in single combat, so that he never declined any man's challenge, and slew all who challenged him.
But when they came near to each other, the goodly Paris went before the front rank of the Trojans, and brandished his spear, and challenged all the Argive chiefs to single combat.
Make the Trojans and the Achaians sit down; and do thou challenge the bravest of the Achaians to meet thee in single combat.
Sometimes the chief warriors fought in single combat, while the armies looked on, and the old men of Troy, with the women, came out to watch afar off from the city walls.
I am going on alone before the town, to see if I can not find some body to come out to fight me in single combat.
This engraving represents the manner in which knights rode to the encounter of each other in single combat.
He challenges the governor of the castle to single combat.
Paris admitted that his brother's rebuke was just, and he now declared that he was willing to meet Menelaus in single combat, Helen and her treasures to be the prize of the victor.
Memnon killed Antilochus, the son of Nestor, and Nestor challenged Memnon to single combat.
The hero Sarpedon at the head of his brave Lycians attempted to turn back the onset of the Myrmidons, and he sought out their leader to engage him in single combat.
With this object, Minerva having consented, they both agreed to cause Hector to challenge one of the Greek warriors to engage with him in single combat.
And in respect to single combat, the disadvantage on Harold's part would be as great in such a contest as it would be in the proposed arbitration.
That they should settle the dispute by single combat, the two claimants to the crown to fight a duel on the plain, in presence of their respective armies.
But, Madam, I design (if you approve it) To fight Thersander in a single Combat.
The Dacian chiefs then challenge him to single Combat.
We are drawing of a Lot To fight Thersander in a single Combat.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "single combat" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
