batch.motif.celtic-welsh-mabinogion-guest-gutenberg-l2230-l2296
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-welsh-mabinogion-guest-gutenberg-l2230-l2296
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 2230-2296
start: '2230'
end: '2296'
translation: The Mabinogion
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: Peredur prepares for a tournament but becomes absorbed in gazing at a beautiful
maiden in a splendid tent. After the miller strikes and rebukes him, Peredur enters
the tournament, defeats all opponents, and sends prisoners to the Empress and
horses and arms to the miller's wife as repayment. The Empress repeatedly summons
him; he resists a force of one hundred knights, but comes when a wise counselor
asks him for the sake of his lady. At the Empress's tent, three men present wine
vessels that are to be given only to someone willing to fight for them; Peredur
drinks or receives the vessels and sends them to the miller's wife. The next day
he kills the three men. The Empress reminds him of an earlier pledge connected
with a stone and the killing of the Addanc, and Peredur remembers it. He is then
entertained by the Empress for fourteen years.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Peredur equips himself and his horse for the tournament.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Peredur sees a very fair tent and a beautiful maiden in satin leaning from
its window.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Peredur gazes at the maiden from morning to evening and begins to love her
greatly.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: Peredur borrows money from the miller on successive nights; the miller's wife
is angry, but the miller lends it.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The miller strikes Peredur with the edge of an axe and tells him either to
turn his head away or go to the tournament.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: Peredur goes to the tournament, overthrows his opponents, sends defeated men
to the Empress's prison, and sends horses and arms to the miller's wife as repayment.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:7
text: The Empress sends messages asking the Knight of the Mill to visit her; on
the third attempt she sends one hundred knights to bring him by force.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: Peredur fights the hundred knights, binds them like stags, and throws them
into the mill-dyke.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:9
text: A wise man in the Empress's counsel obtains Peredur's visit by asking him
for the sake of the lady of his love.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:10
text: Peredur sits with the Empress in her tent and speaks courteously with her
on the next day.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:11
text: Three men enter separately with wine vessels and ask that the vessels be given
only to someone who will fight them.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:12
text: Peredur receives or drinks the wine from the vessels and sends the vessels
to the miller's wife.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:13
text: The next day Peredur arms himself, goes to the meadow, and kills the three
men.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:14
text: The Empress reminds Peredur of a pledge he made when she gave him a stone
and he killed the Addanc.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:15
text: Peredur is entertained by the Empress for fourteen years.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Peredur
description: A knight who enters the tournament, gazes at the maiden, defeats opponents,
resists the Empress's knights, accepts wine-vessel challenges, kills three challengers,
and remembers a pledged faith.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: The Empress / lady of Peredur's love
description: A woman in the fair tent, called the Empress in the passage, who receives
defeated tournament opponents, summons Peredur, gives him challenged wine vessels,
and reminds him of a pledge.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: The miller
description: Peredur's lender and host, who strikes him with an axe to make him
stop gazing or attend the tournament, and later accompanies him to the Empress.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: The miller's wife
description: The miller's wife, initially angry about the loans, who receives horses,
arms, and wine vessels from Peredur.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Wise man in the Empress's counsel
description: A counselor who asks permission to go to Peredur and persuades him
to visit by invoking the lady of his love.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: First wine-vessel challenger
description: A black man who enters with a goblet full of wine and asks that it
be given only to someone who will fight him.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Second wine-vessel challenger
description: A black man of larger stature who enters with a wild beast's claw shaped
as a goblet and filled with wine, asking that it be given only to someone who
will fight him.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Third wine-vessel challenger
description: A rough-looking, crisp-haired man taller than the other two, who enters
with a bowl full of wine and asks that it be given only to someone who will fight
him.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: The hundred knights
description: Knights sent by the Empress to bring Peredur against his will; Peredur
binds them and throws them into the mill-dyke.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: The Addanc
description: A being referred to in the Empress's reminder that Peredur killed it
when she gave him a stone.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
roles:
- id: role:1
label: tournament victor
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Peredur overthrows all who encounter him in the tournament.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: lover or gazer
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Peredur gazes at the maiden and begins to love her greatly.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: summoning lady and giver of challenged vessels
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The Empress summons Peredur and gives him vessels presented under combat
conditions.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- id: role:4
label: creditor and admonisher
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The miller lends money to Peredur and later strikes and rebukes him to go
to the tournament.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:5
label: recipient of repayment gifts
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Peredur sends horses, arms, and later vessels to the miller's wife.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- id: role:6
label: pledged hero
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The Empress reminds Peredur of a pledged faith associated with the stone
and the Addanc.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:7
label: mediator
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The wise man succeeds in bringing Peredur to the Empress after forceful summons
fail.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:8
label: combat challenger
assigned_to:
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
basis: Each man presents a wine vessel and asks that it be given only to one who
will fight him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:9
label: failed coercive escort
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: The hundred knights are sent to compel Peredur but are defeated and bound.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:10
label: slain adversary named in recollection
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: The Addanc is mentioned only as previously killed by Peredur.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: fair tent
literal_form: A tent described as the fairest Peredur had ever seen, with a window
from which the maiden looks out.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: satin garment
literal_form: A garment of satin worn by the maiden.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: axe blow
literal_form: The edge of an axe used by the miller to strike Peredur between the
neck and shoulder.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: mill-dyke
literal_form: The place into which Peredur throws the bound hundred knights.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:5
label: goblet of wine
literal_form: A goblet full of wine carried by the first challenger.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:6
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:6
label: wild beast's claw goblet
literal_form: A wild beast's claw wrought into the form of a goblet and filled with
wine.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:7
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:7
label: bowl of wine
literal_form: A bowl full of wine carried by the third challenger.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:8
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:8
label: stone
literal_form: A stone previously given by the Empress to Peredur, mentioned in her
reminder of his pledge and the killing of the Addanc.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Peredur gazes at the maiden instead of competing
summary: Peredur prepares for the tournament, sees the beautiful maiden in the splendid
tent, and spends the day gazing at her.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Miller's rebuke and tournament victories
summary: After repeated borrowing and gazing, the miller strikes Peredur and orders
him either to look away or compete; Peredur then defeats the tournament opponents
and distributes prisoners and goods.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Failed forced summons by the Empress
summary: The Empress sends messages and then one hundred knights to compel Peredur,
but he defeats and binds them and throws them into the mill-dyke.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Mediation through the lady of love
summary: A wise counselor persuades Peredur to visit the Empress by asking him for
the sake of his beloved lady, and Peredur goes with him and the miller.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Wine-vessel challenges in the Empress's tent
summary: Three men separately present wine vessels to the Empress and require that
they be given only to a man who will fight them; Peredur receives the vessels
and sends them to the miller's wife.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:6
label: Combat with the three challengers and remembered pledge
summary: Peredur kills the three challengers in the meadow; the Empress reminds
him of a pledge connected to her gift of a stone and his killing of the Addanc,
and he acknowledges remembering it.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: love-induced delay before heroic action
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Peredur spends the tournament day gazing at the maiden and loving her, delaying
action until rebuked by the miller.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage presents the delay literally; any broader courtly-love interpretation
requires context outside this passage.
- id: motif:2
label: heroic victory followed by redistribution of spoils
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Peredur defeats tournament opponents and sends men to the Empress while sending
horses and arms to the miller's wife as repayment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage frames the redistribution as payment of borrowed money, not
explicitly as ritual exchange.
- id: motif:3
label: failed coercive summons of a hero
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The Empress's forceful attempt to bring Peredur fails when he defeats, binds,
and throws the hundred knights into the mill-dyke.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: No broader political or supernatural meaning is stated in the passage.
- id: motif:4
label: combat challenge attached to a drinking vessel
taxonomy_refs:
- initiation
basis: Three challengers present wine vessels and require that the recipient fight
them; Peredur accepts the vessels and later kills the challengers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The initiation taxonomy reference is tentative because the passage shows
a trial-like challenge but does not explicitly call it initiation.
- id: motif:5
label: remembered pledge tied to a token and monster-slaying
taxonomy_refs:
- covenant
basis: The Empress reminds Peredur of the faith he pledged when she gave him the
stone and he killed the Addanc, and he confirms he remembers it.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The details of the pledge, stone, and Addanc episode are only alluded
to here.
- id: motif:6
label: long hospitality after fulfillment or recognition
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: After Peredur kills the three men and acknowledges the Empress's reminder,
he is entertained by her for fourteen years.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage states the hospitality but does not explain whether it is
reward, residence, or another arrangement.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 2230-2240
quote_or_summary: Peredur equips himself for the tournament, sees the fairest tent
and a beautiful maiden in satin, gazes at her all day, and begins to love her
greatly.
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: 2240-2255
quote_or_summary: Peredur borrows from the miller, is struck and rebuked by him
after gazing again, then enters the tournament, overthrows opponents, sends defeated
men to the Empress, and sends horses and arms to the miller's wife in repayment.
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: 2255-2264
quote_or_summary: The Empress sends messages and then one hundred knights to bring
the Knight of the Mill against his will; Peredur defeats them, binds them like
stags, and throws them into the mill-dyke.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 2264-2271
quote_or_summary: A wise man in the Empress's counsel asks to go to Peredur himself
and persuades him to visit by appealing to the lady of his love; Peredur goes
with the wise man and the miller.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 2271-2278
quote_or_summary: Peredur visits the Empress, sits beside her in her decorated tent,
and speaks courteously with her.
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: 2278-2290
quote_or_summary: 'Three men enter separately with wine vessels: a goblet, a wild
beast''s claw shaped as a goblet, and a bowl. Each asks that the vessel be given
only to someone willing to fight him; Peredur receives or drinks from the vessels
and sends them to the miller''s wife.'
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: 2290-2292
quote_or_summary: The next day Peredur arms himself and his horse, goes to the meadow,
and kills the three men.
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: 2292-2296
quote_or_summary: The Empress reminds Peredur of the faith he pledged when she gave
him the stone and he killed the Addanc; Peredur says he remembers, and he is entertained
by the Empress for fourteen years.
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 events and figures are clear in the supplied passage. Motif labels
are conservative; taxonomy references are limited and tentative where the passage
does not explicitly name a motif family. No comparison claims were added because
the passage itself does not support a specific external comparison.
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: |-
All fields are based only on the supplied passage and metadata. The phrase 'black man' is retained only as a passage-derived figure description.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:celtic-welsh-mabinogion-guest-gutenberg__l2230-l2296
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