Motif
Ending a perilous castle custom
ending_a_perilous_castle_custom
A motif of the Initiation and Transformative Ordeal family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
arthurian
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The High History of the Holy Graal TITLE I. / VIII. / BRANCH II. / TITLE I; lines 1733-1859 confidence: high
The conquered knight says he had repeatedly been required to joust with passing knights and that, after Gawain carries away the shield, no future knight passing the castle need fear him or the castle knights.
The conquered knight states that he had been obliged to challenge passing knights, but because Gawain carries away the shield, future knights will not need to fear him or the castle knights.
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