Motif
humble or mocked newcomer revealed as exceptional
humble_or_mocked_newcomer_revealed_as_exceptional
A motif of the Initiation and Transformative Ordeal family, within the sub-family Concealed Identity, Humiliation, and Revelation. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
celtic welsh
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The Mabinogion INTRODUCTION / C. E. G. / THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN / PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC; lines 1348-1429 confidence: high
Peredur enters the hall on a bony piebald horse with uncouth trappings, asks Kai which person is Arthur, and says his mother told him to go to Arthur to receive the honor of knighthood.
Peredur enters on a poor horse with uncouth trappings and is mocked, but the silent dwarfs acclaim him as a supreme knight and he defeats the challenger.
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