Motif
Ancient men appearing young
ancient_men_appearing_young
A motif of the Immortality Without Renewal family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
arthurian
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The High History of the Holy Graal VIII. / XIII. / XVII. / XVIII.; lines 4490-4594 confidence: high
Gawain is led into the hall and finds twelve ancient bald knights, each a hundred years old or more but appearing under forty, who set him at a rich ivory table.
The twelve knights are described as a hundred years old or more while none appears forty.
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