Motif
lower-ranked brother’s resentment leading to violence
lower_ranked_brother_s_resentment_leading_to_violence
A motif of the Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs family, within the sub-family Sibling Rivalry over Rank, Resources, and Inheritance. 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 THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN / PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC / GERAINT THE SON OF ERBIN / THE DREAM OF RHONABWY; lines 5389-5450 confidence: high
Madawc possesses Powys; his brother Iorwerth is lower in rank and sorrowful because he does not share Madawc’s honour and power.
The passage connects Iorwerth’s grief over unequal rank and honour with counsel-taking, refusal of Madawc’s offer, and a violent inroad into Loegria.
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