Motif
Anonymous champion defeats repeated challengers
anonymous_champion_defeats_repeated_challengers
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Champion Combat and Duel. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
celtic welsh
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The Mabinogion INTRODUCTION / C. E. G. / THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN / PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC; lines 1943-2000 confidence: high
A knight challenges someone in the meadow beside Arthur's palace; Peredur fights and overthrows him, then overthrows one knight every day for a week.
Peredur is unrecognized and overthrows challengers near Arthur's palace, including one knight each day for a week.
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