Motif
Bride's father whose life is bound to the daughter's espousal
bride_s_father_whose_life_is_bound_to_the_daughter_s_espousal
A motif of the External Soul and Life-Token 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 C. E. G. / THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN / PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC / GERAINT THE SON OF ERBIN; lines 4398-4488 confidence: medium
Olwen sits beside Kilhwch. Kilhwch says she is the maiden he has loved and asks her to come away. Olwen says she has pledged not to go without her father's counsel because his life lasts only until her espousals; she advises Kilhwch to ask her father and grant what he requires, warning of danger if he denies him anything.
Olwen says her father's life will last only until the time of her espousals, and that Kilhwch must seek her from him and satisfy his requirements.
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