Motif
spoils accumulated after ordeal combats
spoils_accumulated_after_ordeal_combats
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Aftermath and Spoils. 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 C. E. G. / THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN / PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC / GERAINT THE SON OF ERBIN; lines 3313-3397 confidence: high
Enid warns Geraint; he rebukes her, then kills the four attacking horsemen and gathers their arms and horses.
After each victory, Geraint gathers the attackers' horses and armor, increasing the train of captured horses to seven.
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