Motif
grave-growth sign controlling remarriage
grave_growth_sign_controlling_remarriage
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Mourning Ritual and Funerary Practice. 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 C. E. G. / THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN / PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC / GERAINT THE SON OF ERBIN; lines 3930-4021 confidence: high
Before dying, Goleuddydd tells Kilydd he will take another wife but must not do so until he sees a briar with two blossoms on her grave; she also asks that the grave be dressed yearly so nothing grows there. After seven years the duty is neglected.
A dying wife sets a condition that remarriage must wait until a briar with two blossoms appears on her grave, and the appearance of the briar triggers the search for another wife.
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