Motif
concealed warriors in a peace house
concealed_warriors_in_a_peace_house
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Treachery and Forbidden Kin Combat. 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 PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC / GERAINT THE SON OF ERBIN / THE DREAM OF RHONABWY / PWYLL PRINCE OF DYVED; lines 6843-6935 confidence: high
Peace is made by Branwen's advice; a vast strong house is built; the Irish plan to place armed men in leather bags on brackets around the pillars.
The Irish use a peace gathering and a newly built house to conceal armed men in leather bags around pillars.
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