Motif
Rescue from execution by fire through offered combat
rescue_from_execution_by_fire_through_offered_combat
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.
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celtic welsh
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The Mabinogion CONTENTS / INTRODUCTION / C. E. G. / THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN; lines 1086-1177 confidence: high
Owain returns toward Luned, sees a great fire and two auburn-haired youths leading her to be cast into it; they say Owain has failed her, and Owain offers to fight them in his stead.
Owain finds Luned being led to a great fire and offers to do battle with the youths who intend to burn her.
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