Motif
prophecy of vengeance for slain kin
prophecy_of_vengeance_for_slain_kin
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family, within the sub-family Personal Destiny and Kinship Prophecies. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
celtic welsh
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The Mabinogion INTRODUCTION / C. E. G. / THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN / PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC; lines 2571-2609 confidence: high
A yellow-haired youth kneels to Peredur, asks friendship, says he appeared as the black maiden and at earlier events, says he carried the bloody head and bleeding lance, identifies the head as Peredur's cousin killed by the sorceresses, says they lamed Peredur's uncle, identifies himself as Peredur's cousin, and states a prediction of vengeance.
The youth says Peredur's cousin was killed and his uncle lamed by the sorceresses, and that there is a prediction that Peredur will avenge these things.
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