batch.motif.celtic-welsh-mabinogion-guest-gutenberg-l2773-l2812
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-welsh-mabinogion-guest-gutenberg-l2773-l2812
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
passage_locator:
label: C. E. G. / THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN / PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC / GERAINT
THE SON OF ERBIN; lines 2773-2812
start: '2773'
end: '2812'
translation: The Mabinogion
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: Geraint, needing lodging, finds a ruined old palace near the town. A ragged
hoary-headed man invites him in. Inside are an old woman in worn satin and a beautiful
maiden in worn clothing. The maiden tends Geraint and his horse, buys what food
and drink she can, serves the meal, and Geraint eats and drinks with the old couple.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Geraint watches to see whether the knight will remain in the castle and, after
becoming certain, looks around for where to go.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: At a little distance from the town, Geraint sees an old ruined palace containing
a decaying hall.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Near the palace, Geraint sees one chamber with a marble-stone bridge leading
to it.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: A hoary-headed man in tattered garments sits on the bridge and asks Geraint
why he is thoughtful.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Geraint says he is thoughtful because he does not know where to go that night.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: The hoary-headed man invites Geraint forward and promises him the best that
can be procured.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: Geraint follows the hoary-headed man into the hall, dismounts there, leaves
his horse, and goes to the upper chamber.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: In the chamber, Geraint sees an old decrepit woman sitting on a cushion, wearing
old tattered satin garments.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: Geraint judges that the old woman must have been very fair in her youth.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:10
text: A maiden beside the old woman wears an old, worn vest and veil, and Geraint
sees her as very comely, graceful, and beautiful.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:11
text: The hoary-headed man tells the maiden that there is no attendant for Geraint's
horse except herself.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:12
text: The maiden says she will render the best service she can to Geraint and his
horse.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:13
text: The maiden disarms or disarrays Geraint and furnishes his horse with straw
and corn.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:14
text: The hoary-headed man sends the maiden to town to bring the best food and liquor
she can find.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: obs:15
text: The maiden returns with a youth carrying mead and meat, while she carries
white bread and manchet bread.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: obs:16
text: The maiden says she could not obtain better provisions, nor would she have
been trusted with better.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: obs:17
text: Geraint says the provisions are good enough.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: obs:18
text: The meat is boiled, and Geraint sits between the hoary-headed man and his
wife while the maiden serves them.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
- id: obs:19
text: The group eats and drinks.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Geraint
description: A youth or chieftain seeking lodging for the night, with a horse, who
accepts hospitality in the ruined palace.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:15
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: hoary-headed man
description: An aged man in tattered garments sitting on the marble-stone bridge,
who invites Geraint into the palace and directs the maiden.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:10
- ev:12
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: old decrepit woman
description: An old woman in tattered satin garments, seated on a cushion in the
chamber; she is later identified as the hoary-headed man's wife.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:15
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: maiden
description: A beautiful maiden in an old vest and veil, who tends Geraint, cares
for his horse, procures food and drink, and serves the meal.
role_refs:
- role:6
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:13
- ev:15
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: youth carrying provisions
description: A youth who returns from town with the maiden, carrying a costrel of
mead and a quarter of a young bullock on his back.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Geraint's horse
description: Geraint's horse, left in the hall and furnished with straw and corn
by the maiden.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:11
roles:
- id: role:1
label: guest seeking lodging
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Geraint says he does not know where to go that night and accepts the invitation
into the palace.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:2
label: honored diner
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Geraint sits between the aged man and his wife while the maiden serves them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
- id: role:3
label: impoverished host
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The hoary-headed man wears tattered garments yet invites Geraint to receive
the best that can be procured.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: role:4
label: household authority
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: He directs the maiden to tend the horse and go to town for provisions.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:12
- id: role:5
label: host's wife
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The passage later states that Geraint sat between the hoary-headed man and
his wife.
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
- id: role:6
label: attendant and server
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The maiden tends Geraint and his horse, brings provisions, and serves the
diners.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:13
- ev:15
- id: role:7
label: beautiful maiden in worn clothing
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The passage describes her as exceptionally comely, graceful, and beautiful
while wearing old, worn garments.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:8
label: provision bearer
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The youth bears a costrel of mead and a quarter of a young bullock on his
back.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: ruined palace
literal_form: Old palace in ruins, with a decaying hall and a single chamber.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: sym:2
label: marble-stone bridge
literal_form: A bridge of marble-stone leading to the chamber.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: tattered garments
literal_form: Tattered clothing worn by the hoary-headed man, old tattered satin
garments worn by the old woman, and the maiden's old worn vest and veil.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: sym:4
label: hospitality provisions
literal_form: Mead, a quarter of a young bullock, white bread, and manchet bread
procured for the meal.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- ev:14
- ev:15
- id: sym:5
label: horse care
literal_form: Straw and corn furnished for Geraint's horse.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Geraint seeks lodging outside the town
summary: After confirming that the knight will stay in the castle, Geraint looks
around and finds an old ruined palace near the town.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Invitation at the bridge
summary: Geraint sees a hoary-headed man in tattered garments seated on a marble-stone
bridge; the man asks about Geraint's concern and invites him in for the best available
hospitality.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:3
label: Household revealed in the upper chamber
summary: Geraint enters the hall and upper chamber, where he sees the aged woman
in worn satin and the beautiful maiden in worn clothing.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: scene:4
label: Maiden serves guest and horse
summary: The hoary-headed man assigns the maiden to attend the horse; she offers
service, tends Geraint, and gives the horse straw and corn.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: scene:5
label: Meal procured and shared
summary: The maiden is sent to town, returns with food and mead, explains the limits
of what she could obtain, and serves the boiled meat while Geraint sits with the
old couple and eats and drinks.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- ev:13
- ev:14
- ev:15
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: impoverished hospitality to a wandering hero
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: A poor household in a ruined palace offers Geraint lodging, horse care, food,
and drink despite worn clothing and limited resources.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:13
- ev:14
- ev:15
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage presents hospitality and exchange, but does not explicitly
mark it as sacred or supernatural.
- id: motif:2
label: noble beauty concealed by poverty or worn garments
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The old woman is described as having once been very fair despite her present
decrepitude and tattered satin, while the maiden is exceptionally beautiful despite
old worn clothing.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not yet disclose the social rank or full narrative function
of the women.
- id: motif:3
label: hero received in a decayed noble dwelling
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Geraint enters a ruined palace with a decaying hall and is hosted there by
an aged man, his wife, and a maiden.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:15
confidence: high
cautions: This is a descriptive narrative motif rather than a taxonomy-linked mythic
motif in the provided list.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 2773-2775
quote_or_summary: Geraint watches to see whether the knight remains in the castle;
once certain, he looks around him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 2775-2777
quote_or_summary: At a little distance from the town, Geraint sees an old ruined
palace with a hall falling into decay.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 2778-2780
quote_or_summary: Near the palace, Geraint sees one chamber and a marble-stone bridge
leading to it.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 2780-2783
quote_or_summary: A hoary-headed man in tattered garments sits on the bridge and
speaks to Geraint after Geraint gazes at him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 2783-2785
quote_or_summary: Geraint explains that he is thoughtful because he does not know
where to go that night.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 2785-2787
quote_or_summary: The hoary-headed man invites Geraint forward and says he shall
have the best that can be procured.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 2787-2791
quote_or_summary: Geraint follows the hoary-headed man into the hall, dismounts,
leaves his horse, and goes to the upper chamber.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 2791-2795
quote_or_summary: In the chamber is an old decrepit woman on a cushion in old tattered
satin; Geraint thinks she must have been very fair in youth.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: 2795-2798
quote_or_summary: Beside the old woman is a maiden wearing an old, worn vest and
veil; Geraint sees her as very comely, graceful, and beautiful.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: 2798-2802
quote_or_summary: The hoary-headed man says the maiden is the only attendant for
Geraint's horse; the maiden says she will serve Geraint and the horse as best
she can.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: 2802-2805
quote_or_summary: The maiden disarrays Geraint and furnishes his horse with straw
and corn before returning to the chamber.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: 2805-2808
quote_or_summary: The hoary-headed man tells the maiden to go to town and bring
the best food and liquor she can find; she agrees gladly.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:13
type: summary
locator: 2808-2812
quote_or_summary: The maiden returns from town with a youth carrying mead and a
quarter of a young bullock; she carries white bread and manchet bread.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:14
type: summary
locator: '2812'
quote_or_summary: The maiden says she could not obtain better provisions or be trusted
with better; Geraint replies that it is good enough.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:15
type: summary
locator: '2812'
quote_or_summary: The meat is boiled; Geraint sits between the hoary-headed man
and his wife while the maiden serves them, and they eat and drink.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Extraction is based only on the supplied passage. Motif candidates are conservative
because the passage emphasizes hospitality, poverty, and concealed beauty but
does not explicitly state supernatural or sacred significance.
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: |-
No comparison claims were added because the passage itself does not make or support a specific cross-textual comparison.
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