Motif
armorial signs as identity markers
armorial_signs_as_identity_markers
A motif of the Recognition Tokens and Identity Proofs 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 BRANCH XIV. / TITLE I. / BRANCH XV. / TITLE I.; lines 8316-8443 confidence: high
At the hermitage, Gawain asks Joseus about Perceval. An unnamed knight arrives to lodge and reports seeing a white-armed knight who asked after a knight bearing a shield of sinople with a golden eagle, recalling a strong joust at the Red Launde.
Characters seek and identify one another through shields and armorial colors, including the golden-eagle shield and Perceval's shield kept in the chapel.
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