Motif
Hero avenges a slain traveler by killing giants
hero_avenges_a_slain_traveler_by_killing_giants
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Monster, Demon, and Giant Slaying. 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 3759-3843 confidence: high
In a glade near the road Geraint sees two saddled horses, a dead armored knight, and a young damsel lamenting; she says three giants slew her beloved husband without cause and went by the high road.
A damsel reports that three giants slew her husband without cause, and Geraint pursues and kills them.
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