batch.motif.celtic-welsh-mabinogion-guest-gutenberg-l3313-l3397
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-welsh-mabinogion-guest-gutenberg-l3313-l3397
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 3313-3397
start: '3313'
end: '3397'
translation: The Mabinogion
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: Geraint announces a quest, commands Enid to ride ahead in silence, and
chooses a dangerous road. Armed horsemen twice attempt to seize their horses,
armor, and Enid. Enid breaks silence to warn Geraint both times; Geraint rebukes
her, defeats the attackers, and gathers their horses and armor.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Geraint tells Erbin that he is going on a quest and is uncertain when he will
return.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Erbin questions Geraint's sudden departure and his ability to travel Lloegyr
alone, then gives him a blessing.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Geraint orders Enid to ride a long way before him, not to turn back, and not
to speak unless he speaks first.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Geraint chooses the wildest road, described as beset by thieves, robbers,
and venomous animals.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Four armed horsemen emerge from a vast forest and discuss capturing two horses,
armor, and a lady from a single knight.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Enid hears the plan, fears Geraint's command of silence, but chooses to warn
him rather than watch his death.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: Geraint rebukes Enid for speaking and says he wants silence rather than warning.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: Geraint kills the four attacking horsemen in succession.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: After the first combat, Geraint takes the dead men's arms, places them on
their saddles, ties their horses together, and orders Enid to drive them forward.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: After leaving the forest, Geraint and Enid come to a vast plain with thick
tangled copse-wood at its center.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:11
text: Three armored horsemen come from the copse and discuss taking the horses,
armor, and the maiden.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:12
text: Enid again warns Geraint because she fears the attackers will surprise him
while he is tired from combat.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: obs:13
text: Geraint again rebukes Enid for not keeping silence.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:14
text: Geraint defeats the three horsemen and fastens the captured armor and horses
together, leaving him with seven horses.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:15
text: Enid is distressed by the danger to Geraint but joyful when he is victorious.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Geraint
description: A knight who goes on a quest, commands Enid's conduct, and defeats
two groups of armed horsemen.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:7
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Erbin
description: Geraint's father or elder addressed by Geraint before departure; he
is asked to take heed of Geraint's possessions and blesses him.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Enid / the maiden
description: Geraint's companion, ordered to ride ahead in silence; she twice warns
him of attackers despite his command.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Four armed horsemen
description: A group emerging from the forest who plan to seize horses, armor, and
the lady, then attack Geraint and are killed.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Three armored horsemen
description: A group emerging from tangled copse-wood who plan to seize the horses,
armor, and maiden, then attack Geraint and are defeated.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
roles:
- id: role:1
label: questing knight
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Geraint states that he is going upon a quest and travels into danger.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: victorious combatant
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Geraint defeats the four horsemen and later the three horsemen.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:7
- id: role:3
label: guardian of possessions and paternal counselor
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Geraint asks Erbin to take heed of his possessions, and Erbin questions and
blesses his departure.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:4
label: commanded companion
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Enid is ordered to ride ahead, not turn back, and not speak unless Geraint
speaks first.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:5
label: warning speaker
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Enid twice breaks silence to warn Geraint about hostile horsemen.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:6
label: hostile armed raiders
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:5
basis: Both groups plan to take horses, armor, and the woman, then attack Geraint.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:7
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: quest
literal_form: Geraint's announced journey away from home with uncertain return
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: dangerous road
literal_form: The wild road beset by thieves, robbers, and venomous animals
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: forest
literal_form: A vast forest from which four armed horsemen emerge
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: captured horses and armor
literal_form: Horses and suits of armor taken from defeated attackers and driven
forward by Enid
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: sym:5
label: tangled copse in a plain
literal_form: Thickly tangled copse-wood in the center of a vast plain, from which
three armored horsemen come
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:6
label: commanded silence
literal_form: Geraint's repeated command that Enid not speak unless spoken to
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:7
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Departure for the quest
summary: Geraint tells Erbin he is leaving on a quest, asks him to guard his possessions,
receives a blessing, equips his horse, and sets Enid under a command of silence
while riding ahead.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: First ambush at the forest
summary: On a dangerous road near a vast forest, four armed horsemen plan to seize
Geraint and Enid's horses, armor, and Enid. Enid warns Geraint; he rebukes her,
defeats all four attackers, and takes their horses and arms.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:3
label: Second ambush at the plain and copse
summary: After leaving the forest, Geraint and Enid encounter three armored horsemen
from tangled copse-wood in a plain. Enid warns Geraint again; he rebukes her,
defeats the attackers, and adds their horses and armor to the captured spoil.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: hero departs on uncertain quest
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: Geraint announces that he is going on a quest and does not know when he will
return.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: high
cautions: The passage names a quest but does not yet state its larger goal.
- id: motif:2
label: chosen dangerous road as ordeal
taxonomy_refs:
- initiation
basis: Geraint deliberately avoids the pleasant frequented road and takes the wildest
road, where repeated armed challenges follow.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage presents danger and testing-like encounters, but it does not
explicitly call them an initiation.
- id: motif:3
label: companion under silence command warns hero
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Enid is commanded not to speak, yet twice breaks silence to warn Geraint
of attackers, and is rebuked both times.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy reference directly matches this pattern.
- id: motif:4
label: sequential ambushes defeated by single knight
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Two groups of armed horsemen attempt to seize property and the woman; Geraint
defeats each group despite being alone.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: This is a narrative combat pattern rather than a supplied named motif
family.
- id: motif:5
label: spoils accumulated after ordeal combats
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: After each victory, Geraint gathers the attackers' horses and armor, increasing
the train of captured horses to seven.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not explain the later function of the accumulated horses
and armor.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 3313-3321
quote_or_summary: Geraint tells Erbin he is going on a quest and is uncertain of
his return; Erbin questions the sudden departure and blesses him.
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: 3321-3331
quote_or_summary: Geraint equips his horse, orders Enid to ride ahead and keep silent
unless spoken to, and chooses the wildest road with thieves, robbers, and venomous
animals.
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: 3331-3341
quote_or_summary: Four armed horsemen emerge from the forest and plan to capture
horses, armor, and the lady; Enid hears them and decides to warn Geraint despite
his command.
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: 3342-3359
quote_or_summary: Enid warns Geraint; he rebukes her, then kills the four attacking
horsemen and gathers their arms and horses.
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: 3360-3367
quote_or_summary: Geraint orders Enid to drive the four captured horses forward
and again commands her not to speak unless he speaks first.
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: 3368-3378
quote_or_summary: After the forest, Geraint and Enid reach a vast plain with tangled
copse-wood; three armored horsemen come forth and plan to seize the horses, armor,
and maiden.
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: 3379-3397
quote_or_summary: Enid warns Geraint a second time; he rebukes her, defeats the
three horsemen, and binds the captured armor and horses so that he has seven horses.
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: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is strong for the supplied passage. Motif labels beyond
the explicit quest/departure are interpretive and should be reviewed.
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 explicitly support a cross-text or historical comparison.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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