batch.motif.celtic-welsh-mabinogion-guest-gutenberg-l3551-l3606
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-welsh-mabinogion-guest-gutenberg-l3551-l3606
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 3551-3606
start: '3551'
end: '3606'
translation: The Mabinogion
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: At night Enid prepares Geraint's armour and warns him of Earl Dwnn's intentions.
Geraint gives the host eleven horses and eleven suits of armour and is guided
out of town by another route, with Enid going before him. Earl Dwnn arrives with
fourscore armed knights, follows the tracks, and pursues. At dawn Enid sees dust
and a knight through the mist and warns Geraint despite his order for silence.
Geraint defeats each knight at the first onset, then overthrows Earl Dwnn, who
asks mercy; Geraint grants it, while the defeated knights are grievously wounded
by their falls and his blows.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Enid wakes at midnight and gathers Geraint's armour so it will be ready to
put on.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Enid warns Geraint softly about the Earl's words and intentions concerning
her.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Geraint is angry with Enid but takes warning and clothes himself.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: Enid lights a candle to give Geraint light while he dresses.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:5
text: Geraint gives the man of the house eleven horses and eleven suits of armour,
though the host says he spent far less.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: The man of the lodgings guides Geraint out of the town by a different way
from the way he entered.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:7
text: Geraint sends Enid ahead of him after they leave the town.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:8
text: Earl Dwnn comes to the house with fourscore knights in complete armour and
asks where the knight has gone.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:9
text: The pursuers follow the tracks of the horses along the high road.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:10
text: At dawn Enid sees clouds of dust approaching and thinks the Earl and his host
are pursuing them.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:11
text: Enid sees a knight through the mist and decides it is better to risk death
by warning Geraint than to see him killed unwarned.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:12
text: Geraint reproaches Enid for not keeping silence after she warns him of the
approaching men.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:13
text: Geraint throws down the first pursuing knight with one thrust and then overthrows
every one of the fourscore knights at the first onset.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:14
text: Earl Dwnn attacks last; after breaking lances, Geraint splits the Earl's shield,
breaks his armour, and throws him to the ground.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:15
text: Earl Dwnn asks Geraint for mercy, and Geraint grants it.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:16
text: The passage states that none of the knights escaped without a severe and grievous
fall or wound from Geraint.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Enid
description: A woman accompanying Geraint; she prepares his armour, warns him, walks
ahead of him, and speaks despite his order for silence.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Geraint
description: A knight who receives Enid's warning, leaves town, defeats the pursuing
knights and Earl Dwnn, and grants mercy to the Earl.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Earl Dwnn
description: The Earl who leads fourscore armed knights in pursuit and is overthrown
by Geraint before asking for mercy.
role_refs:
- role:5
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: man of the house / man of the lodgings / host
description: The host receives horses and armour from Geraint and guides him out
of the town.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: fourscore knights
description: Eighty knights in complete armour who accompany Earl Dwnn and are each
overthrown by Geraint.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: warner
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Enid tells Geraint what passed and later warns him of the approaching pursuers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: role:2
label: companion sent ahead
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Geraint tells the maiden to go before him, and she does so.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: pursued knight
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Geraint leaves town at night and is pursued by Earl Dwnn and the armed knights.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: victorious combatant
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Geraint overthrows all the pursuing knights and defeats Earl Dwnn.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:5
label: pursuer
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Earl Dwnn leads the armed group seeking the knight who left the house.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: defeated supplicant
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: After being thrown down and endangered, Earl Dwnn asks Geraint for mercy.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:7
label: host and guide
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The host receives payment and accompanies Geraint out of town as far as desired.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:8
label: armed pursuing retinue
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The fourscore knights arrive in complete armour with Earl Dwnn and pursue
Geraint.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: candle
literal_form: A candle lit by Enid so Geraint has light to dress.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: armour
literal_form: Geraint's armour prepared for him; eleven suits of armour given to
the host; complete armour worn by the pursuing knights.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: eleven horses and eleven suits of armour
literal_form: Payment or gift given by Geraint to the man of the house.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: horse tracks on the high road
literal_form: Tracks that the Earl's party sees and follows.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:5
label: clouds of dust and mist
literal_form: Dawn dust clouds and mist through which Enid sees the pursuer approaching.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:6
label: split shield and broken armour
literal_form: Earl Dwnn's shield is split and his armour broken by Geraint's lance
thrust.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Midnight warning and arming
summary: Enid rises at midnight, prepares Geraint's armour, warns him of Earl Dwnn's
intention, and lights a candle while he dresses.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Payment to the host and alternate departure
summary: Geraint gives the host eleven horses and eleven suits of armour, asks for
guidance out of town, and leaves by another way with Enid ahead of him.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Earl Dwnn's pursuit
summary: Earl Dwnn arrives with fourscore armed knights, questions the host, and
follows the horse tracks along the high road.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Enid warns at dawn
summary: At dawn Enid sees dust, mist, and approaching pursuers; she chooses to
warn Geraint despite the danger and despite his command for silence.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Single-handed rout and mercy
summary: Geraint defeats the pursuing knights one by one, overthrows Earl Dwnn with
a lance thrust, and grants mercy when the Earl asks for it.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: night escape after warning
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: Enid warns Geraint at night, he arms himself, pays the host, and leaves the
town by a different route.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage presents a tactical departure from danger, not a formal exile
or quest departure.
- id: motif:2
label: warning despite command to be silent
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Enid decides to warn Geraint of the pursuing knight and host even though
Geraint reproaches her for disobeying his orders to keep silence.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives the command only through Geraint's reproach; the earlier
command itself is not contained in this excerpt.
- id: motif:3
label: outnumbered hero defeats pursuing host
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Geraint alone overthrows each of the fourscore knights and then defeats Earl
Dwnn.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: No supernatural cause for the victory is stated in the passage.
- id: motif:4
label: mercy to a defeated enemy
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: After Earl Dwnn is brought to the ground and asks for mercy, Geraint grants
it.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not describe terms of reconciliation or later consequences.
- id: motif:5
label: lavish payment to host before departure
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Geraint gives the host eleven horses and eleven suits of armour, more than
the host says he spent.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage frames this as recompense and enrichment, not explicitly as
ritual exchange.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 3551-3564
quote_or_summary: At midnight Enid prepares Geraint's armour, warns him of the Earl's
words and intentions, and lights a candle while Geraint dresses.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized rather than quoted.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 3564-3577
quote_or_summary: Geraint summons the man of the house, gives him eleven horses
and eleven suits of armour, asks him to guide him out by a different route, and
sends Enid ahead.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized rather than quoted.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 3577-3590
quote_or_summary: After the host returns, Earl Dwnn arrives with fourscore knights
in complete armour, questions the host, and follows the horse tracks on the high
road.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized rather than quoted.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 3590-3600
quote_or_summary: At dawn Enid sees dust and a knight through the mist, fears pursuit,
and warns Geraint despite expecting blame or death for speaking.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized rather than quoted.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 3600-3606
quote_or_summary: Geraint defeats the pursuing knights one by one, overthrows Earl
Dwnn by a lance thrust that splits shield and breaks armour, and grants mercy
when the Earl asks.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized rather than quoted.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The action sequence and figures are clear in the passage. Motif labels are
descriptive and should be reviewed for alignment with project taxonomy. No comparison
claims were made because the passage itself does not support an explicit cross-textual
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 observations and interpretations are limited to the supplied passage and metadata.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:celtic-welsh-mabinogion-guest-gutenberg__l3551-l3606
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