Motif
warrior's fame through repeated contests
warrior_s_fame_through_repeated_contests
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 C. E. G. / THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN / PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC / GERAINT THE SON OF ERBIN; lines 3111-3183 confidence: high
Geraint loves the stag, tournaments, and hard encounters; he is victorious in them, and over three years his fame spreads across the kingdom.
Geraint pursues tournaments and hard encounters, wins them, and his fame spreads over the kingdom.
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