Motif
Fraternal resentment leading to violence
fraternal_resentment_leading_to_violence
A motif of the Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs family, within the sub-family Sibling Hostility, Violence, and Inherited Enmity. 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 THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN / PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC / GERAINT THE SON OF ERBIN / THE DREAM OF RHONABWY; lines 5389-5450 confidence: high
Madawc possesses Powys; his brother Iorwerth is lower in rank, grieves over Madawc’s honour and power, seeks counsel, and refuses Madawc’s offer to become Master of the Household with horses, arms, honour, and equal fare.
A lower-ranking brother resents the honour and power of his brother, refuses compensation, and then commits a violent raid.
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