batch.motif.celtic-welsh-mabinogion-guest-gutenberg-l1612-l1692
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-welsh-mabinogion-guest-gutenberg-l1612-l1692
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
passage_locator:
label: INTRODUCTION / C. E. G. / THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN / PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC;
lines 1612-1692
start: '1612'
end: '1692'
translation: The Mabinogion
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: A besieged maiden explains to Peredur that an earl has seized her inherited
dominions because she refused him. Peredur defends her over three days, defeats
the earl's officers and then the earl, compels restoration and tribute, places
government back in her hands, and departs after promising future protection.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The youths urge the maiden to go to the youth in the upper chamber and offer
to become his wife or beloved, threatening to leave her to her enemies if she
does not.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The maiden goes to Peredur weeping and tells him her father formerly possessed
the dominions and palace, and that she inherited them after his death.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The maiden says an earl's son sought her as a wife, she refused, her father
would not give her against her will, and the earl later made war on her and conquered
her possessions except one house.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The besieged house can resist while food and drink remain, but its provisions
and the nuns' supplies are exhausted.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The maiden asks Peredur to succour her by taking her away or defending her
there.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Peredur says he will not depart from the maiden until he does what she requires
or tests whether he can assist her.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The earl's forces arrive at the gate, with tents and knights challenging others
to combat.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: On the first day, Peredur defeats a knight and later defeats the earl's Master
of the Household, requiring him to restore one third of the countess's possessions
and bring provisions for one hundred men.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: On the second day, Peredur defeats many of the host and overthrows the Steward
of the Palace, requiring him to restore one third of the maiden's possessions
and provide supplies for two hundred men.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: On the third day, Peredur defeats the earl and requires him to restore the
whole earldom, give his own earldom in addition, provide supplies for three hundred
men, and remain in the maiden's power.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:11
text: Peredur stays three weeks, causing tribute and obedience to be paid to the
maiden and government to be placed in her hands.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:12
text: Before departing, Peredur identifies himself as Peredur son of Evrawc from
the North and promises protection if the maiden later sends word of trouble or
danger.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Peredur son of Evrawc
description: A youth in the upper chamber who defends the maiden, defeats the earl's
forces, restores her rule, and later identifies himself as Peredur son of Evrawc
from the North.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: the maiden / countess
description: The fairest and most exalted maiden; sole child and heir of her father,
dispossessed by an earl after refusing marriage, and restored to government by
Peredur.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:8
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: the youths / foster-brothers
description: Men identified by the maiden as her foster-brothers who had helped
defend the house; they earlier pressure her to seek Peredur's help.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: the earl
description: The man who sought the maiden, made war on her after her refusal, brought
forces against the house, was defeated by Peredur, and was placed in the maiden's
power.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Master of the Household
description: One of the earl's chief knights, controlling one third of the countess's
possessions, defeated by Peredur on the first day.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Steward of the Palace
description: A proud and stately knight controlling one third of the maiden's possessions,
defeated by Peredur on the second day.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: the nuns
description: Religious women who had supplied food and drink to the besieged household
until their own supplies were exhausted.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
roles:
- id: role:1
label: champion-defender
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Peredur agrees to assist the maiden and defeats the hostile forces on successive
days.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:2
label: restorer of rule
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Peredur compels restoration of the maiden's possessions and places government
back in her hands.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: role:3
label: dispossessed heiress
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The maiden states she inherited the dominions and that the earl conquered
them except for one house.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: restored ruler
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Tribute and obedience are paid to the maiden and government is placed in
her hands.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:5
label: pressuring defenders
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The youths threaten to leave the maiden to her enemies unless she seeks Peredur's
help; they are also named as defenders of the house.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: hostile suitor and usurper
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The earl sought the maiden, made war after her refusal, seized her possessions,
and attacks the house.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: role:7
label: defeated officer holding seized lands
assigned_to:
- fig:5
- fig:6
basis: Each defeated officer controls one third of the maiden's possessions and
is compelled to restore it.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:8
label: provisioning helpers
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The nuns feed the household until they too run out of food and liquor.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: besieged house
literal_form: the single remaining house or palace that cannot be taken while supplies
last
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: sym:2
label: exhausted food and drink
literal_form: depleted provisions and supplies from the nuns
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: meadow of combat
literal_form: the meadow where Peredur rides out and fights the earl's knights
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: sym:4
label: restored earldom and tribute
literal_form: possessions, earldom, tribute, obedience, and government returned
to the maiden
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: The maiden is pressured to seek Peredur
summary: The youths tell the maiden to offer herself to the youth in the upper chamber
and threaten abandonment if she refuses; she goes weeping to Peredur.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:1
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: The maiden explains her dispossession
summary: The maiden recounts her inheritance, refusal of the earl, the earl's conquest
of her possessions, the exhausted provisions, and her request for Peredur's aid.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:7
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: First day of combat
summary: The earl's force appears at the gate; Peredur rides to the meadow, defeats
knights, and compels the Master of the Household to restore a third of the countess's
possessions and bring supplies.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Second day of combat
summary: Peredur defeats many opponents and overthrows the Steward of the Palace,
compelling restoration of another third of the maiden's possessions and additional
supplies.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:5
label: Third day and restoration of rule
summary: Peredur defeats the earl, requires full restoration and additional compensation,
and remains long enough to establish tribute, obedience, and government under
the maiden.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: scene:6
label: Peredur's departure and promise
summary: Peredur asks leave to depart, identifies himself, and promises to protect
the maiden in future trouble if he can.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Champion restores a dispossessed heiress
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: The passage centers on Peredur defeating the forces of an earl who seized
the maiden's inherited dominions and restoring tribute, obedience, and government
to her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The taxonomy reference is broad; the passage concerns local aristocratic
inheritance and rule rather than kingship.
- id: motif:2
label: Besieged woman seeks aid from a visiting hero
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The maiden's remaining house is under threat, provisions are exhausted, and
she asks Peredur either to remove her or defend her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: This is a narrative motif label without a supplied taxonomy identifier.
- id: motif:3
label: Rejected suitor becomes violent aggressor
taxonomy_refs:
- stolen_beloved
basis: The earl sought the maiden, was refused, then made war and seized her possessions;
the maiden fears being abused if captured.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not show the maiden actually stolen or abducted; the
taxonomy reference is only approximate.
- id: motif:4
label: Threefold escalation of victories and restitution
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Peredur fights over three days, each day defeating a more important opponent
and compelling increasing restitution and supplies.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: No specific supplied taxonomy identifier corresponds to the threefold
structure.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 1612-1623
quote_or_summary: The youths advise the maiden to offer herself as wife or beloved
to the youth in the upper chamber; when she refuses as unfitting, they threaten
to leave her to her enemies, and she goes weeping to the chamber.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 1624-1640
quote_or_summary: The maiden tells Peredur that her father held the dominions and
palace, refused to give her against her will to an earl's son, and that after
she inherited the lands the earl made war and seized all but one house.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 1640-1652
quote_or_summary: The maiden says the house can withstand attack while provisions
last, but provisions and the nuns' supplies are exhausted; the earl will attack,
and she asks Peredur to take her away or defend her.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: lines 1652-1655
quote_or_summary: Peredur says he will not depart until he does what she requires
or proves whether he can assist her.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short paraphrased quote from public domain passage.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 1655-1674
quote_or_summary: The earl's forces arrive at the gate; Peredur rides out to the
meadow, defeats a knight and the Master of the Household, then orders restoration
of a third of the countess's possessions and provisions for one hundred men.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 1675-1683
quote_or_summary: On the next day Peredur defeats many warriors and the Steward
of the Palace, requiring restoration of one third of the maiden's possessions
and supplies for two hundred men.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 1684-1692
quote_or_summary: On the third day Peredur defeats the earl and requires restoration
of the maiden's whole earldom, the earl's own earldom in addition, supplies for
three hundred men, and the earl's submission to her power.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 1692-1692
quote_or_summary: Peredur stays three weeks, ensuring tribute and obedience are
paid to the maiden and government is placed in her hands.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 1692-1692
quote_or_summary: Peredur asks leave to go, says he stayed for love of the maiden,
identifies himself as Peredur son of Evrawc from the North, and promises protection
if she is later in danger.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Literal extraction is well supported by the supplied passage. Motif taxonomy
mappings are cautious because the available taxonomy is broad and not tailored
to chivalric narrative episodes. No passage-supported comparison claims were added.
reviewer_status:
status: needs_review
reviewer: ''
reviewed_at: ''
notes: Machine-generated draft from OpenAI Batch; not human-reviewed.
extracted_by: openai_batch:gpt-5.5
extracted_at: '2026-04-28'
notes: |-
Only the supplied passage and metadata were used.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:celtic-welsh-mabinogion-guest-gutenberg__l1612-l1692
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