Motif
death from grief and blame after destruction of two lands
death_from_grief_and_blame_after_destruction_of_two_lands
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Death from Grief. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
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
The seven cut off and carry the head; Branwen is eighth with them, reaches Aber Alaw, laments that two islands were destroyed because of her, dies of a broken heart, and is buried in a four-sided grave on the banks of the Alaw.
Branwen laments that two islands have been destroyed because of her, groans, dies of a broken heart, and is buried.
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