Motif
Borrowed arms for a challenge
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A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Champion Combat and Duel. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
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The Mabinogion C. E. G. / THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN / PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC / GERAINT THE SON OF ERBIN; lines 2814-2860 confidence: high
Geraint asks counsel about the knight because of insults from the dwarf; the host says Geraint lacks a lady for whom to joust, but offers arms and a horse.
The host offers Geraint arms and a horse for the tournament; Geraint accepts the arms while keeping his own horse.
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