batch.motif.celtic-welsh-mabinogion-guest-gutenberg-l3398-l3468
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-welsh-mabinogion-guest-gutenberg-l3398-l3468
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 3398-3468
start: '3398'
end: '3468'
translation: The Mabinogion
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: Geraint commands Enid to remain silent as they travel through a wilderness,
plain, and vast wood. Five armed horsemen threaten to seize the horses, arms,
and lady; Enid warns Geraint despite his command, and he defeats all five. He
loads the captured armour on saddles, puts twelve horses in Enid's care, and they
spend the night in the wood while Geraint sleeps in armour and Enid watches the
horses. At dawn they leave the wood, cross a river, and meet a youth carrying
a satchel, pitcher, and bowl, who offers Geraint the breakfast intended for nearby
mowers.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Geraint tells Enid that he desires silence and commands her to hold her peace
while they travel.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The travelers pass from a copse-wood over a vast dreary open plain toward
a wood whose end or boundary they cannot see except on the near side.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Five armed horsemen come out of the wood on powerful, well-equipped horses.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The five horsemen say they can easily take the horses, arms, and the lady
from the single sad knight.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Enid hears the horsemen's words, is grieved, and decides to warn Geraint.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: Geraint rebukes Enid for doing what he forbade, then overcomes all five men.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Geraint places five suits of armour on five saddles, ties the reins of twelve
horses together, and gives them into Enid's charge.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: Night overtakes Geraint and Enid in a deep and vast wood, and they stop there
until day.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: Geraint sleeps in his armour from weariness and instructs Enid to watch the
horses and not sleep.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: At dawn they leave the wood, pass meadows with mowers, and reach a river where
the horses drink.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:11
text: After going up from the river by a steep, they meet a slender youth with a
satchel, a small blue pitcher, and a bowl.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:12
text: The youth says he comes from the city ahead and offers Geraint bread, meat,
and wine meant as breakfast for the mowers.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Geraint
description: A knight traveling with Enid; he commands silence, defeats five horsemen,
sleeps in armour, and accepts the youth's offered meal.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Enid
description: A maiden traveling before Geraint with horses; she hears threats against
him, warns him, and later watches the horses through the night.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Five horsemen
description: Five armed men mounted on strong chargers who emerge from the wood
and plan to seize the travelers' horses, arms, and lady.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Slender youth
description: A youth from the city ahead who carries a satchel, a blue pitcher,
and a bowl, and offers Geraint the mowers' breakfast.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Mowers
description: People mowing meadows near the open country; the breakfast carried
by the youth is said to have been sent for them.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
roles:
- id: role:1
label: traveling knight
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Geraint travels through the wilderness, plain, wood, and open country with
Enid.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:7
- id: role:2
label: victorious combatant
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He overcomes all five armed horsemen.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:3
label: warned companion under silence-command
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Enid is ordered to be silent but warns Geraint after hearing threats.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: role:4
label: horse-keeper and night watcher
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Geraint gives the tied horses into her charge and orders her to watch them
while he sleeps.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: would-be plunderers
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The horsemen plan to take the horses, arms, and lady from the single knight.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: food-bearing youth
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The youth carries vessels and offers bread, meat, and wine.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: role:7
label: intended recipients of breakfast
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The breakfast offered by the youth is described as being sent for the mowers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: vast wood
literal_form: A deep and vast wood with no visible end or boundary on most sides,
where night overtakes the travelers.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- id: sym:2
label: captured armour
literal_form: Five suits of armour placed on five saddles after Geraint defeats
the horsemen.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:3
label: twelve horses
literal_form: The reins of twelve horses tied together and entrusted to Enid.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:4
label: river water
literal_form: A river where the horses bend down and drink water before the travelers
ascend a steep bank.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:5
label: blue pitcher and bowl
literal_form: A small blue pitcher with a bowl on its mouth carried by the youth.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:6
label: bread, meat, and wine
literal_form: The breakfast carried for the mowers and offered to Geraint.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Commanded silence on the wilderness road
summary: Geraint insists that Enid remain silent while they proceed through wilderness
country.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Horsemen emerge and threaten plunder
summary: Five armed horsemen ride from the wood and speak of taking the travelers'
horses, arms, and lady.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Warning and combat
summary: Enid warns Geraint despite his prohibition; he rebukes her and then defeats
all five horsemen.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Spoils placed in Enid's charge
summary: Geraint loads the captured armour on saddles, ties twelve horses together,
and gives them to Enid to manage.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Night in the wood
summary: Geraint and Enid stop in the deep wood; Geraint sleeps in armour while
Enid watches the horses until dawn.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:6
label: River crossing and encounter with youth
summary: After leaving the wood, the travelers pass mowers and a river, then meet
a youth carrying a satchel, pitcher, and bowl.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: scene:7
label: Offer of the mowers' breakfast
summary: The youth offers Geraint bread, meat, and wine that had been sent for the
mowers, and Geraint accepts.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: journey through wilderness with successive trials
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: The travelers move through wilderness, plain, vast wood, night encampment,
river, and open country, encountering threats and deprivation along the way.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage is an excerpt from an ongoing journey; the broader narrative
context is not included here.
- id: motif:2
label: forbidden warning by loyal companion
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Geraint orders Enid to remain silent, but she breaks the command to warn
him after hearing armed men threaten him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives the warning and rebuke, but not the wider cause of the
silence-command.
- id: motif:3
label: single knight defeats multiple armed attackers
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Five armed horsemen expect to seize goods from one sad knight, but Geraint
overcomes all five.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: No supernatural element is stated in this combat.
- id: motif:4
label: night watch while armed hero sleeps
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Geraint, weary and still in armour, sleeps while Enid is commanded to watch
the horses and not sleep.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not state that a night attack occurs during this watch.
- id: motif:5
label: unexpected food-bearer after deprivation
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: After an uncomfortable night without meat or drink, a youth offers Geraint
bread, meat, and wine.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: The offer is practical and social; no explicit sacred or miraculous quality
is stated.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 3398-3404
quote_or_summary: Geraint says he desires silence and orders Enid to hold her peace;
she agrees while saying she may hear fierce words against 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: lines 3404-3410
quote_or_summary: Enid rides ahead with the horses; the travelers cross a vast dreary
plain toward a boundless-looking wood.
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 3410-3418
quote_or_summary: Five armed horsemen on strong chargers emerge from the wood and
say they can easily seize the horses, arms, and lady from the single sad knight.
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: lines 3419-3429
quote_or_summary: Enid is grieved, warns Geraint, is rebuked for disobedience, and
Geraint overcomes all five men.
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: lines 3429-3435
quote_or_summary: Geraint puts five suits of armour on five saddles, ties the reins
of twelve horses together, and gives them to Enid, who continues ahead.
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 3435-3451
quote_or_summary: In a deep vast wood, night overtakes them; Geraint stops for rest,
sleeps in armour from weariness, and commands Enid to watch the horses until dawn.
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 3451-3457
quote_or_summary: At dawn they leave the wood for open country with meadows and
mowers, reach a river, and the horses drink the water.
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 3457-3462
quote_or_summary: After ascending a steep from the river, they meet a slender stripling
with a satchel, a small blue pitcher, and a bowl.
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 3462-3468
quote_or_summary: The youth says he comes from the city ahead, notes that Geraint
had neither meat nor drink in the wood, and offers him the bread, meat, and wine
sent as breakfast for the mowers.
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 well supported by the supplied passage. Motif labels
are descriptive and cautious; no external comparisons are asserted.
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 comparison to another named tradition or text.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:celtic-welsh-mabinogion-guest-gutenberg__l3398-l3468
passage_sha256=cd1e7c15cb093811475cae6c4a8d11db2b3482736fb13db33265a8a552242bfb