Motif
bridge guardians defeated and cast into water
bridge_guardians_defeated_and_cast_into_water
A motif of the Threshold Guardian 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 XXII. / XXIII. / XXIV. / XXVI.; lines 10600-10621 confidence: high
The three first-bridge knights attack together and break their spears on Perceval's shield; Perceval strikes one so that knight and horse fall into the wide, deep, swift river beneath the bridge.
Knights guard bridges, fight the hero, and are repeatedly thrown into the river or water after defeat.
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