batch.motif.celtic-welsh-mabinogion-guest-gutenberg-l3930-l4021
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-welsh-mabinogion-guest-gutenberg-l3930-l4021
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 3930-4021
start: '3930'
end: '4021'
translation: The Mabinogion
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: 'Geraint enters a mist, reaches an orchard with a tent, sits in a forbidden
chair, defeats the chair''s owner, and uses a horn to make the mist and enchantment
vanish. The passage then begins Kilhwch and Olwen: Kilydd and Goleuddydd have
a son, Kilhwch, after prayers; he is born near swine and named for a swine burrow.
Before dying, Goleuddydd forbids remarriage until a briar with two blossoms appears
on her grave. After seven years the sign appears, and Kilydd abducts another king''s
wife. The abducted queen learns from an old woman that Kilydd already has a son
and that a prophecy says he shall have an heir by her.'
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Geraint enters a mist fearlessly and emerges into a large orchard containing
an open space, a red satin tent, an apple-tree, and a large hunting-horn hanging
from a branch.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Inside the tent, a maiden sits in a golden chair, with an empty chair opposite
her; Geraint sits in the empty chair despite the maiden's warning.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: A mounted knight arrives and says Geraint has shamed and disgraced him by
sitting in the chair.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Geraint and the mounted knight fight with lances and strokes until Geraint
defeats him and the knight asks for mercy.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Geraint asks that the game, the hedge of mist, magic, and enchantment no longer
exist there.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The defeated knight says the mist will vanish if the horn is sounded by the
knight who has vanquished him.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Geraint sounds the horn; at the first blast the mist vanishes, the hosts come
together, and they are reconciled.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: Kilydd chooses Goleuddydd as wife; after their union, the people pray that
they may have an heir, and they have a son through those prayers.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: During pregnancy Goleuddydd becomes wild and wanders without habitation, but
her reason returns when delivery is near.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: Goleuddydd gives birth at a mountain where a swineherd keeps swine; the swineherd
takes the boy to the palace.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:11
text: The boy is named Kilhwch because he was found in a swine's burrow; he is described
as of gentle lineage and cousin to Arthur.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:12
text: Before dying, Goleuddydd charges Kilydd not to take another wife until he
sees a briar with two blossoms on her grave.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:13
text: Kilydd promises to obey the condition, and Goleuddydd asks that her grave
be dressed every year so nothing may grow there.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:14
text: After seven years the duty to keep the grave clear is neglected; Kilydd sees
the briar and takes counsel about finding a wife.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: obs:15
text: Kilydd's party kills King Doged, carries away Doged's wife and daughter, and
conquers his lands.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:16
text: The abducted queen asks an old toothless woman about the children of the man
who carried her away by violence.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:17
text: The old woman says there is a prediction that Kilydd will have an heir by
the abducted queen and by no other, and adds that he already has one son.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Geraint
description: Knight who enters the mist, sits in the forbidden chair, defeats the
chair's owner, and sounds the horn that makes the mist vanish.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Maiden in the tent
description: Maiden sitting in a golden chair who warns Geraint not to sit in the
opposite chair.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Owner of the chair / defeated knight
description: Mounted knight who claims the chair, challenges Geraint, is defeated,
and explains how the mist can vanish.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Enid
description: Geraint's companion, described as sad and anxious while waiting for
him; later shares in his renown and honour.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Kilydd son of Prince Kelyddon
description: Man who marries Goleuddydd, fathers Kilhwch, promises not to remarry
until a briar sign appears, and later abducts King Doged's wife.
role_refs:
- role:7
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Goleuddydd daughter of Prince Anlawdd
description: Wife of Kilydd and mother of Kilhwch; becomes wild during pregnancy,
gives birth near swine, and gives a dying injunction about remarriage.
role_refs:
- role:9
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Kilhwch
description: Son of Kilydd and Goleuddydd, born after prayers, found in a swine's
burrow, of gentle lineage, and cousin to Arthur.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Swineherd
description: Swineherd at the mountain who takes the newborn boy and brings him
to the palace.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: King Doged
description: King whose wife and daughter are carried away after he is slain and
whose lands are conquered.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Wife of King Doged / abducted queen
description: Woman carried away by violence to Kilydd; she asks an old woman whether
Kilydd has children.
role_refs:
- role:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Old toothless woman / crone
description: Old woman who tells the abducted queen about Kilydd's son and the prediction
concerning an heir.
role_refs:
- role:15
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Arthur
description: Named as Kilhwch's cousin.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
roles:
- id: role:1
label: victorious knight
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Geraint defeats the mounted knight in combat.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:2
label: dispeller of enchantment
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Geraint sounds the horn after victory, causing the mist to vanish and ending
the enchantment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:3
label: warner
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The maiden warns Geraint not to sit in the chair.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: guardian or claimant of forbidden seat
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The knight claims the chair as his own and challenges Geraint for sitting
there.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:5
label: defeated opponent
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The knight is unhorsed by Geraint and asks for mercy.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: anxious beloved or companion
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Enid is sad and sorrowful from anxiety about Geraint and later shares in
his honour.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:7
label: father seeking heir
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Kilydd and Goleuddydd receive a son after prayers for an heir.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:8
label: abductor and conqueror
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Kilydd's party kills King Doged, carries off his wife and daughter, and conquers
his lands.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:9
label: mother of unusual birth child
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Goleuddydd gives birth near swine after a wild pregnancy, and her child is
named for a swine burrow.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:10
label: dying injunction giver
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Before dying she commands Kilydd not to remarry until a briar with two blossoms
appears on her grave.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:11
label: prayer-born royal child
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Kilhwch is born after prayers for an heir and is described as of gentle lineage
and cousin to Arthur.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:12
label: finder of newborn
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The swineherd takes the boy and brings him to the palace.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:13
label: slain rival king
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: King Doged is slain when his wife is taken and his lands conquered.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:14
label: abducted wife
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: She is carried away by violence and later asks about Kilydd's children.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: role:15
label: informant of prophecy
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: The crone tells the abducted queen of a prediction about an heir and of Kilydd's
existing son.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: mist hedge
literal_form: mist or hedge of mist around the place Geraint enters
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: sym:2
label: red satin tent
literal_form: open tent of red satin in an orchard
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: apple-tree
literal_form: apple-tree in front of the tent door
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:4
label: hunting-horn
literal_form: huge hunting-horn hanging from a branch of the apple-tree
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: forbidden chair
literal_form: empty chair opposite the maiden's golden chair, claimed by a mounted
knight
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: sym:6
label: mountain birth-place
literal_form: mountain where a swineherd keeps swine and where Goleuddydd gives
birth
associated_figures:
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:7
label: swine and swine burrow
literal_form: swine, swineherd, and swine's burrow associated with Kilhwch's birth
and naming
associated_figures:
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:8
label: briar with two blossoms
literal_form: briar bearing two blossoms on Goleuddydd's grave
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: sym:9
label: grave sign
literal_form: Goleuddydd's grave, kept clear until growth appears as the sign for
remarriage
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Geraint enters the mist and reaches the tent
summary: Geraint passes through mist into an orchard and finds an open red tent,
an apple-tree, a hanging horn, a maiden, and an empty chair.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Combat for the forbidden chair
summary: The mounted owner of the chair challenges Geraint; they fight until Geraint
defeats him and receives his submission.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Horn blast ends the enchantment
summary: Geraint demands the end of the game, mist, magic, and enchantment; the
defeated knight explains the horn, Geraint blows it, and the mist vanishes.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Kilhwch's prayed-for and swine-associated birth
summary: Kilydd and Goleuddydd receive a son after prayers for an heir; Goleuddydd
gives birth at a mountain among swine, and the boy is named Kilhwch after a swine
burrow.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:12
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:5
label: Dying injunction and briar sign
summary: Goleuddydd, expecting death, makes Kilydd promise not to remarry until
a briar with two blossoms appears on her grave; after seven years the grave is
neglected and the briar appears.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:8
- sym:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: scene:6
label: Abduction of King Doged's wife and prophecy of an heir
summary: Kilydd's party kills King Doged and carries away his wife and daughter;
the abducted queen later learns from a crone that Kilydd has one son and is predicted
to have an heir by her.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: hero enters enchanted boundary and dispels it after victory
taxonomy_refs:
- mystical_quest
basis: Geraint enters mist, confronts the chair's claimant, wins combat, and makes
the mist, magic, and enchantment end by sounding the horn.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage names magic and enchantment directly, but does not explain
their origin or wider cosmological meaning.
- id: motif:2
label: forbidden seat provoking combat
taxonomy_refs:
- initiation
basis: Geraint sits in a chair that another man never permits others to use, causing
a challenge and trial by combat.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage frames the act as shame and insolence rather than explicitly
as initiation.
- id: motif:3
label: miraculous or prayer-born royal child
taxonomy_refs:
- miraculous_child
- sacred_birth
- royal_legitimacy
basis: Kilhwch is born after prayers for an heir, receives a distinctive birth-name,
and is identified as of gentle lineage and kin to Arthur.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The passage attributes the birth to prayers, but does not describe supernatural
agents beyond that.
- id: motif:4
label: unusual animal-associated birth and naming
taxonomy_refs:
- miraculous_child
basis: Goleuddydd gives birth near swine, the child is found in a swine's burrow,
and he is named Kilhwch for that circumstance.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not say the child is animal-born or transformed; the
association is circumstantial and nominative.
- id: motif:5
label: grave-growth sign controlling remarriage
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: A dying wife sets a condition that remarriage must wait until a briar with
two blossoms appears on her grave, and the appearance of the briar triggers the
search for another wife.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: No available taxonomy reference precisely matches this sign motif.
- id: motif:6
label: abducted bride or wife taken by violence
taxonomy_refs:
- stolen_beloved
basis: Kilydd's party kills King Doged, carries away his wife and daughter, and
the woman later describes herself as carried away by violence.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: The abducted woman is a wife rather than a beloved of the passage's central
young hero.
- id: motif:7
label: prophecy of future heir through second wife
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: The crone reports a prediction that Kilydd shall have an heir by the abducted
queen and by no other, while noting he already has one son.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: The prediction is reported briefly and its fulfillment is not included
in this passage.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 3930-3942
quote_or_summary: Geraint enters the mist and reaches an orchard with an open red
satin tent, an apple-tree before the door, and a large hunting-horn hanging from
a branch; inside are a maiden in a golden chair and an empty chair.
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: 3942-3955
quote_or_summary: The maiden warns Geraint not to sit in the empty chair because
its owner has never allowed another to sit there; the owner arrives mounted and
challenges Geraint for the disgrace.
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: 3955-3971
quote_or_summary: Geraint and the knight fight with several sets of lances and fierce
strokes until Geraint unhorses him; the defeated knight asks for mercy, and Geraint
asks that the game, hedge of mist, magic, and enchantment end.
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: 3971-3985
quote_or_summary: The defeated knight says the mist will vanish if the conquering
knight blows the horn; Geraint sounds it, the mist vanishes at the first blast,
the hosts reconcile, and Geraint returns to rule prosperously with honour to himself
and Enid.
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: 3986-3994
quote_or_summary: Kilydd chooses Goleuddydd as wife; after their union the people
pray for an heir, and they have a son through the prayers of the people.
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: 3994-4004
quote_or_summary: Goleuddydd becomes wild during pregnancy, regains reason near
delivery, goes to a mountain with a swineherd and swine, gives birth from fear
of the swine, and the boy is named Kilhwch because found in a swine's burrow;
he is of gentle lineage and cousin to Arthur.
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: 4005-4016
quote_or_summary: Before dying, Goleuddydd tells Kilydd he will take another wife
but must not do so until he sees a briar with two blossoms on her grave; she also
asks that the grave be dressed yearly so nothing grows there. After seven years
the duty is neglected.
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: 4017-4021
quote_or_summary: Kilydd sees the briar at the grave, consults about a wife, is
advised to take King Doged's wife, and his party kills Doged, carries away the
wife and daughter, and conquers his lands.
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: '4021'
quote_or_summary: The abducted queen asks an old toothless woman about Kilydd's
children; the crone first says he has none, then says a prediction declares he
will have an heir by the queen and by no other, and adds that he has one son.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: The passage spans the end of one tale and the beginning of another. Extraction
separates the two narrative units. Locator for the final crone exchange is approximate
because the supplied line range ends at 4021 while the passage text continues
within that segment.
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 compare these events to another tradition or motif family beyond supporting internal motif classification.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:celtic-welsh-mabinogion-guest-gutenberg__l3930-l4021
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