Motif
Extraordinary king too large for a house
extraordinary_king_too_large_for_a_house
A motif of the Supreme Ruler and Cosmic Sovereignty family, within the sub-family Cosmic Extent, Measurement, and Limits. 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 6483-6577 confidence: medium
Branwen is described as one of the three chief ladies and the fairest damsel; the wedding place is fixed at Aberffraw, where hosts feast under tents because no house could contain Bendigeid Vran, and Branwen becomes Matholwch's bride that night.
The feast is held under tents because no house could contain Bendigeid Vran.
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