Motif
borrowed arms before a knightly assembly
borrowed_arms_before_a_knightly_assembly
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.
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arthurian
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The High History of the Holy Graal VIII. / XIII. / BRANCH XXI. / TITLE I.; lines 11708-11743 confidence: high
The elder damsel tells Gawain to bear red arms lent by her, not to be known by his own arms, and to let it be said that he is the Red Knight.
Both Gawain and Arthur receive distinctive arms from damsels immediately before the assembly.
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