Motif
Hostile weapon turned back upon attacker
hostile_weapon_turned_back_upon_attacker
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Mirrored Retribution. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
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 4490-4601 confidence: high
As the visitors leave, Yspaddaden throws a poisoned dart; Bedwyr catches and returns it, wounding him through the knee, and Yspaddaden curses the forged iron and smith.
Each of Yspaddaden's three poisoned darts is caught and thrown back, injuring him in turn.
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