Motif
armed accuser summons a champion to prove treachery by combat
armed_accuser_summons_a_champion_to_prove_treachery_by_combat
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family False Accusation and Fraud Exposed. 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 2298-2357 confidence: high
A warrior-sized knight arrives armed, greets Arthur and the household except Gwalchmai, and bears a gold-ingrained shield with a blue fesse and matching blue armour.
The blue-armoured knight accuses Gwalchmai of treacherously killing his lord, Gwalchmai gives a gage denying it, and the knight requires the encounter before his king.
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