Motif
uncanny battle immunity through appearance
uncanny_battle_immunity_through_appearance
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Warrior Imagery and Radiance. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
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 4143-4227 confidence: high
Gormant is identified as Arthur's maternal brother; Morvran is not struck at Camlan because others take him for an auxiliary devil; Sandde is not touched because others take him for a ministering angel; Kynwyl Sant is named as an escapee from Camlan.
Morvran and Sandde avoid being struck at Camlan because others interpret their appearance as devil-like or angel-like.
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