batch.motif.celtic-welsh-mabinogion-guest-gutenberg-l3470-l3549
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-welsh-mabinogion-guest-gutenberg-l3470-l3549
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 3470-3549
start: '3470'
end: '3549'
translation: The Mabinogion
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: Geraint, Enid, and a serving youth take food and arrange lodging in town.
Geraint rewards the youth with a horse and arms, and later hosts the householder's
companions. The Earl visits Geraint with twelve knights, asks about his journey,
and notices Enid. The Earl privately offers Enid his earldom if she will dwell
with him, then threatens to kill Geraint and keep her. Enid refuses on grounds
of her pledged faith to Geraint, then tells the Earl to come the next day and
take her as though she knew nothing of it, while withholding the conversation
from Geraint to avoid angering him.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The youth helps the maiden down from her horse, serves bread and drink, and
asks permission to fetch food for the mowers.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Geraint instructs the youth to secure the best lodging he knows and offers
him a horse and arms as payment for his service and gift.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The youth takes lodgings, goes to the Earl with the horse and armour, and
tells the Earl of his adventure.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The Earl says Geraint will be joyfully received if he comes, but Geraint chooses
to go only to his lodgings.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The lodging includes a good chamber with straw and drapery, a commodious place
for horses, and provender prepared by the youth.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Geraint tells Enid to go to the other side of the chamber and not come to
his side of the house; Enid agrees.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: Geraint asks the householder to invite companions, and the householder feasts
those companions at Geraint's expense.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: The Earl visits Geraint accompanied by twelve honourable knights, and Geraint
welcomes him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: When asked the object of his journey, Geraint says he has none except to seek
adventures and follow his own inclination.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: The Earl looks steadily at Enid, judges her exceptionally fair and comely,
and sets his thoughts and affections upon her.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:11
text: The Earl asks permission to speak with Enid because she is apart from Geraint,
and Geraint grants it.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:12
text: The Earl suggests Enid cannot enjoy travelling with Geraint and offers to
place his earldom in her possession if she will dwell with him.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:13
text: Enid says she prefers following Geraint to being served by youths and maidens,
and refuses the Earl because her faith was first pledged to Geraint.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:14
text: The Earl says that if he kills Geraint, he can keep Enid as long as he chooses,
but if she comes willingly their union will last as long as he lives.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:15
text: Enid considers it advisable to encourage the Earl, tells him to come the next
day and take her away as though she knew nothing, and later does not tell Geraint
in order to avoid angering or troubling him.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Geraint
description: A chieftain or knight travelling with Enid; he arranges lodging, rewards
service, hosts others, and says he seeks adventures.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Enid / the maiden
description: The maiden travelling with Geraint; she is directed to remain apart
in the chamber, is noticed by the Earl, refuses his offer, and later conceals
their conversation from Geraint.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: the youth
description: A serving youth who helps Enid, serves food and drink, secures lodging,
reports to the Earl, and waits on Geraint and Enid.
role_refs:
- role:7
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: the Earl
description: A local lord who receives the youth's report, visits Geraint with twelve
knights, becomes attracted to Enid, offers her his earldom, and threatens Geraint.
role_refs:
- role:9
- role:10
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: the man of the house
description: The householder who welcomes Geraint and brings chosen companions to
be entertained at Geraint's expense.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: twelve honourable knights
description: The Earl's twelve honourable knights who accompany him when he visits
Geraint.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: companions of the man of the house
description: People chosen by the householder and feasted at Geraint's expense.
role_refs:
- role:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: travelling knight or chieftain
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Geraint is addressed as lord and chieftain, travels with Enid, and says he
seeks adventures.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: role:2
label: patron and host
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He pays the youth with horse and arms and funds a feast for the householder's
companions.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: role:3
label: pledged partner of Enid
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Enid states that Geraint was the first to whom her faith was pledged.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:4
label: travelling maiden
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The youth helps the maiden down from her horse and she travels the same road
as Geraint.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: loyal pledged woman
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: She refuses the Earl's offer because her faith was pledged to Geraint.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:6
label: strategic responder to threat
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: After the Earl threatens Geraint, she decides to encourage his request and
tells him to come the next day.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:7
label: servant and guide
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The youth serves food, fetches drink, obtains lodging, and conducts messages.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: role:8
label: rewarded helper
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Geraint grants him whichever horse and arms he chooses in payment for service
and gift.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:9
label: local lord
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: He is called the Earl, stays at the palace, and is attended by twelve honourable
knights.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: role:10
label: would-be seducer
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: He offers Enid his earldom if she will dwell with him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:11
label: threatening rival
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: He says he could slay Geraint and keep Enid.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:12
label: householder host
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: He welcomes Geraint and brings companions to be entertained.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:13
label: noble retinue
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: They accompany the Earl when he visits Geraint.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:14
label: feast guests
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: They are brought by the man of the house and feasted at Geraint's expense.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: horse and armour as payment
literal_form: horse and arms/armour given to the youth for service and gift
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: commodious lodging
literal_form: best pleasant lodging, chamber with straw and drapery, and place for
horses with provender
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: earldom offered to Enid
literal_form: the Earl's whole earldom offered to Enid if she will dwell with him
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:4
label: twelve honourable knights
literal_form: numbered noble retinue accompanying the Earl
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Service, meal, and reward
summary: The youth serves Geraint and Enid food and drink. Geraint sends him to
arrange lodging and grants him a horse and arms as payment.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Lodging in town
summary: The youth secures a good lodging with a chamber and provisions for horses.
Geraint directs Enid to remain on the other side of the chamber.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Hospitality at Geraint's expense
summary: Geraint authorizes the householder to invite companions and entertain them
with the best available food at Geraint's cost.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:7
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: The Earl's visit
summary: The Earl arrives with twelve honourable knights, converses with Geraint,
hears that he seeks adventures, and notices Enid's beauty.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: The Earl's proposal and threat
summary: With Geraint's permission, the Earl speaks privately with Enid, offers
her his earldom, threatens to kill Geraint and keep her, and receives Enid's apparently
encouraging response.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: questing journey to seek adventures
taxonomy_refs:
- mystical_quest
basis: Geraint explicitly states that the object of his journey is to seek adventures
and follow his inclination.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage presents an adventure-seeking journey but does not describe
a mystical or supernatural quest in this excerpt.
- id: motif:2
label: hospitality and reciprocal reward
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The youth serves and lodges the travellers and receives horse and arms; Geraint
also funds a feast for the householder's companions.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: No available taxonomy reference precisely matches ordinary hospitality
and reward without adding sacred interpretation.
- id: motif:3
label: attempted seizure of a pledged beloved
taxonomy_refs:
- stolen_beloved
basis: The Earl desires Enid, offers her his earldom, threatens to slay Geraint
and keep her, and arranges for her removal the next day after Enid appears to
assent.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The passage includes a planned taking-away and threat rather than a completed
abduction within the excerpt.
- id: motif:4
label: loyal spouse or beloved tested by rival offer
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Enid refuses the Earl's offer on the grounds that her faith was first pledged
to Geraint, despite the offer of status and service.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not fully resolve the test within this excerpt.
- id: motif:5
label: strategic concealment to prevent harm
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Enid withholds the Earl's words from Geraint because she fears rousing his
anger and causing him care, after encouraging the Earl as a tactic.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: Her strategy is stated, but its later outcome lies outside the passage.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: This passage fits the functional pattern of a threatened or attempted taking
of a pledged beloved by a powerful rival.
claim_level: same_motif
target: stolen_beloved motif family
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The excerpt contains threat and planned removal, not an accomplished
theft or abduction; broader narrative context is not supplied here.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 3470-3480
quote_or_summary: Geraint and Enid are served by the youth; Geraint sends the youth
to secure lodging and offers a horse and arms as payment for service and gift.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from provided passage.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 3481-3490
quote_or_summary: The youth obtains pleasant lodgings, goes to the palace with the
horse and armour, reports to the Earl, and later tells Geraint that the Earl would
gladly receive him; Geraint goes only to his lodgings.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from provided passage.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 3491-3503
quote_or_summary: The lodging has a chamber, straw, drapery, space for horses, and
provender; Geraint tells Enid to stay on the other side of the chamber.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from provided passage.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 3504-3518
quote_or_summary: After sleeping and eating, Geraint asks the householder to bring
any desired companions and entertain them at Geraint's expense.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from provided passage.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 3519-3528
quote_or_summary: The Earl visits with twelve honourable knights; Geraint welcomes
him and says he journeys only to seek adventures; the Earl notices Enid's beauty
and fixes his affections on her.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from provided passage.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 3529-3540
quote_or_summary: The Earl asks permission to speak to Enid, says she cannot enjoy
travelling with Geraint, offers his earldom if she will dwell with him, and Enid
refuses because her faith was pledged to Geraint.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from provided passage.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 3540-3549
quote_or_summary: The Earl threatens to slay Geraint and keep Enid, promises lasting
union if she comes willingly, and Enid tells him to come the next day and take
her as though she knew nothing; she does not tell Geraint to avoid angering or
troubling him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from provided passage.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: Literal extraction is based directly on the supplied passage. Motif labeling
is cautious, especially where available taxonomy terms are broader than the specific
episode.
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 external sources or broader narrative context were used.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:celtic-welsh-mabinogion-guest-gutenberg__l3470-l3549
passage_sha256=bf9927f8dc4eac9bec1d5b38382483cd717c1d6ec0228b08a48a360a01c35abf