Motif
Royal woman degraded as punishment for political insult
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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 PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC / GERAINT THE SON OF ERBIN / THE DREAM OF RHONABWY / PWYLL PRINCE OF DYVED; lines 6666-6754 confidence: high
In the second year, anger in Ireland over Matholwch’s insult in Cambria leads to revenge: Branwen is driven from Matholwch’s chamber, made cook for the court, and struck daily on the ear by the butcher.
Irish anger over Matholwch’s earlier insult leads to Branwen’s removal from his chamber, forced kitchen labor, and daily physical abuse.
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