Motif
messenger’s distorted speech causes catastrophic battle
messenger_s_distorted_speech_causes_catastrophic_battle
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Causes of War. 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 5452-5541 confidence: high
The horseman grants mercy, identifies himself as Iddawc Cordd Prydain, says he altered Arthur’s peace-seeking messages to Medrawd into harsh words, caused Camlan to ensue, then did seven years’ penance and gained pardon.
Iddawc says Arthur sent him with peace-seeking words to Medrawd, but he delivered harsh words, stirred up wrath, and from this Camlan ensued.
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