Motif
Besieged woman seeks aid from a visiting hero
besieged_woman_seeks_aid_from_a_visiting_hero
A motif of the The Hero's Journey family. 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 1612-1692 confidence: high
The maiden says the house can withstand attack while provisions last, but provisions and the nuns' supplies are exhausted; the earl will attack, and she asks Peredur to take her away or defend her.
The maiden's remaining house is under threat, provisions are exhausted, and she asks Peredur either to remove her or defend her.
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