Motif
retaliation for insult to vulnerable or low-status figures
retaliation_for_insult_to_vulnerable_or_low_status_figures
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Vengeance and Blood Guilt. 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 INTRODUCTION / C. E. G. / THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN / PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC; lines 1431-1452 confidence: medium
Peredur and the knight fight; Peredur overthrows him. The knight asks mercy. Peredur grants it if he swears to go to Arthur's court, report that Peredur overthrew him for the honour of Arthur's service, and say that Peredur will not come to court until he has avenged the insult to the dwarf and dwarfess. The knight pledges and carries the message and threat to Kai.
Peredur frames his absence from Arthur's court around avenging the insult to the dwarf and dwarfess.
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