Motif
maiden's worth vindicated through tournament challenge
maiden_s_worth_vindicated_through_tournament_challenge
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Champion Combat and Duel. 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 C. E. G. / THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN / PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC / GERAINT THE SON OF ERBIN; lines 3018-3109 confidence: medium
Edeyrn reports that Geraint overtook him at the Sparrow-Hawk tournament in Cardiff, where Geraint fought on behalf of a fair young maiden in worn garments.
Edeyrn says Geraint jousted for the Sparrow-Hawk to avouch the love of the fair maiden and to claim she was better entitled to it than Edeyrn's maiden.
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