Motif
destined defeat of sorceresses by former pupil
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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 INTRODUCTION / C. E. G. / THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN / PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC; lines 2571-2609 confidence: high
The sorceress cries out for the others to flee, says Peredur learned chivalry with them and is destined to slay them; Arthur and his household then kill all the sorceresses of Gloucester. The passage closes by referring to the Castle of Wonders.
The wounded sorceress says Peredur learned chivalry with the sorceresses and that they are destined to be slain by him; Arthur's household then kills them all.
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