Motif
Bardic song opens bonds and releases a prisoner
bardic_song_opens_bonds_and_releases_a_prisoner
A motif of the Enchanting Music and Sound Power family. 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 PWYLL PRINCE OF DYVED / THE DREAM OF MAXEN WLEDIG / HERE IS THE STORY OF LLUDD AND LLEVELYS / TALIESIN; lines 9223-9356 confidence: high
After Taliesin sings a verse, the chains open from about Elphin’s feet.
Taliesin sings, and the chains around Elphin’s feet open; the narrator later says Taliesin freed his master from prison.
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