Motif
Animal host retaliates against human attackers
animal_host_retaliates_against_human_attackers
A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Predation, Pursuit, and Prey Defenses. 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 THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN / PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC / GERAINT THE SON OF ERBIN / THE DREAM OF RHONABWY; lines 5642-5723 confidence: high
A ruddy youth comes from a bright yellow tent topped by a red lion and reports that Arthur's attendants are killing some of Owain's Ravens and worrying others; Arthur again tells Owain to play.
The Ravens, after being harassed and wounded by men, rise together and attack those men, seizing, carrying, wounding, and killing some of them.
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