Motif
living-body substance required as a functional implement
living_body_substance_required_as_a_functional_implement
A motif of the Sacred Craft and Divinely Aided Construction family, within the sub-family Unusual Materials for Magic Objects. 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 4737-4866 confidence: high
Garselit the Gwyddelian, chief huntsman of Ireland, is required; a leash must be plucked from Dillus Varvawc's living beard with wooden tweezers; Kynedyr Wyllt alone can hold two whelps and is described as extremely wild.
A useful leash must be made from Dillus Varvawc's beard while he is alive; if taken after death it will be brittle and useless.
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