Motif
autonomous or enchanted game board
autonomous_or_enchanted_game_board
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Wonder Objects and Marvelous Implements. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
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 2515-2569 confidence: high
Peredur enters the open castle and hall, sees chessmen playing by themselves, hears the winners shout as if alive, and throws the chessboard into the lake.
The chessmen play against each other by themselves and shout as though they were living men.
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