Motif
Knight vindicates a falsely blamed woman through combat
knight_vindicates_a_falsely_blamed_woman_through_combat
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family False Accusation and Fraud Exposed. 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 INTRODUCTION / C. E. G. / THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN / PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC; lines 1694-1778 confidence: high
Peredur meets the wife of the Lord of the Glade, confronts the knight who has wronged her, defeats him, grants mercy, and requires him to declare the maiden innocent and acknowledge his defeat.
Peredur declares the maiden innocent, defeats the knight who mistreated her, and requires him to acknowledge her innocence and his defeat.
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