Motif
aging ruler petitions for heir's protection
aging_ruler_petitions_for_heir_s_protection
A motif of the Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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celtic welsh
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The Mabinogion C. E. G. / THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN / PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC / GERAINT THE SON OF ERBIN; lines 3111-3183 confidence: high
At Whitsuntide, Arthur holds court at Caerlleon upon Usk; wise and eloquent ambassadors from Cornwall arrive, greet him, and say they come from Erbin son of Custennin.
The ambassadors state that Erbin is old and feeble, that neighboring chiefs threaten his possessions, and that he asks for Geraint to return and protect the territory.
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