batch.motif.celtic-welsh-mabinogion-guest-gutenberg-l5256-l5344
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-welsh-mabinogion-guest-gutenberg-l5256-l5344
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 5256-5344
start: '5256'
end: '5344'
translation: The Mabinogion
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: Twrch Trwyth has slain many of my men... while I live he shall not go into
Cornwall.
summary: Arthur and his forces pursue Twrch Trwyth across named Welsh locations.
The boar and allied swine repeatedly make stands, kill many warriors, huntsmen,
attendants, kings, and dogs, and lose several young pigs. Arthur organizes a force
to drive Twrch Trwyth into the Severn, where companions seize him and obtain his
razor and scissors, though the comb is not taken until later in Cornwall. Kacmwri
and Osla are lost in the water. The boar is eventually driven into the deep sea,
and his later whereabouts are unknown.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Twrch Trwyth repeatedly makes stands and kills named members of Arthur's side
and other men.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: obs:2
text: Arthur asks Gwyn ab Nudd whether he knows anything of Twrch Trwyth, and Gwyn
says he does not.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:3
text: Grugyn Gwallt Ereint and Llwydawg Govynnyad close with the huntsmen and kill
all but one of them.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:4
text: Arthur sets men and dogs upon Twrch Trwyth after the boar comes to aid Grugyn
and Llwydawg.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:5
text: Several of Twrch Trwyth's young pigs or swine are killed during the pursuit,
leaving only Grugyn and Llwydawg alive with him at one point.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:6
text: Llwydawg Govynnyad kills several opponents in separate encounters and is later
slain.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:7
text: Arthur declares that Twrch Trwyth shall not go into Cornwall while he lives
and arranges forces to drive him into the Severn.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:8
text: Arthur and the champions of Britain fall upon Twrch Trwyth between Llyn Lliwan
and Aber Gwy near the Severn.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:9
text: Several figures seize Twrch Trwyth by the feet and plunge him in the Severn,
where the water overwhelms him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:10
text: Mabon takes the razor from Twrch Trwyth in the Severn, and Kyledyr takes the
scissors; the comb is not obtained before the boar regains shore.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: obs:11
text: Kacmwri and Osla Kyllellvawr are drawn into the deep while others are trying
to save them from drowning.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: obs:12
text: The comb is eventually obtained in Cornwall after great difficulty.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: obs:13
text: Twrch Trwyth is driven from Cornwall into the deep sea, and afterward his
destination is unknown.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Twrch Trwyth
description: A pursued boar or swine who kills many opponents, carries a razor,
scissors, and comb, and is ultimately driven into the deep sea.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:9
- ev:12
- ev:14
- ev:15
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Arthur
description: Leader of the pursuit, commander of hosts, dogs, warriors, and knights,
and speaker who vows to prevent Twrch Trwyth from entering Cornwall.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:15
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Arthur's hosts, champions, huntsmen, warriors, knights, men, horses,
and dogs
description: Collective forces pursuing Twrch Trwyth and his swine, with many killed
during the hunt.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Grugyn Gwallt Ereint / Grugyn Gwrych Ereint
description: One of the swine associated with Twrch Trwyth; he kills huntsmen, survives
with Llwydawg at one point, and later parts from the others.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Llwydawg Govynnyad
description: One of the swine associated with Twrch Trwyth; he kills huntsmen and
several named enemies and is later slain.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Gwyn ab Nudd
description: A figure summoned by Arthur and asked whether he knows anything of
Twrch Trwyth; he answers that he does not.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Mabon the son of Modron
description: Rider upon Gwynn Mygdwn who comes up with Twrch Trwyth at the Severn
and snatches the razor from him.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:12
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Kyledyr Wyllt
description: Rider who comes up with Twrch Trwyth in the Severn and takes the scissors
from him.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Kacmwri
description: Servant of Arthur who helps seize Twrch Trwyth and is later dragged
into the deep by two millstones.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- ev:13
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Osla Kyllellvawr
description: A figure who helps seize Twrch Trwyth and later sinks when his water-filled
knife sheath draws him down.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- ev:13
roles:
- id: role:1
label: destructive quarry bearing sought objects
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Twrch Trwyth is hunted by Arthur, kills many pursuers, and has a razor, scissors,
and comb taken or sought from him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:9
- ev:12
- ev:14
- id: role:2
label: leader of pursuit
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Arthur commands hosts, dogs, knights, and warriors and directs the effort
to oppose and drive Twrch Trwyth.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: role:3
label: pursuing host and casualties
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Arthur's collective forces pursue the swine, are deployed strategically,
and suffer repeated losses.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: role:4
label: allied swine combatant
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:5
basis: Grugyn and Llwydawg fight against the huntsmen and remain with Twrch Trwyth
after other pigs are killed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: role:5
label: consulted knower who lacks information
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Arthur asks Gwyn ab Nudd about Twrch Trwyth, and Gwyn says he does not know.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:6
label: retriever of object from the boar
assigned_to:
- fig:7
- fig:8
basis: Mabon takes the razor and Kyledyr takes the scissors from Twrch Trwyth in
the Severn.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: role:7
label: seizer endangered by water
assigned_to:
- fig:9
- fig:10
basis: Kacmwri and Osla are among those who seize Twrch Trwyth and later are drawn
into the deep.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- ev:13
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Severn water
literal_form: the Severn, where Twrch Trwyth is plunged and where men risk drowning
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:12
- ev:13
- id: sym:2
label: deep sea
literal_form: the deep sea into which Twrch Trwyth is driven and after which his
whereabouts are unknown
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
- id: sym:3
label: razor, scissors, and comb
literal_form: personal objects sought and taken from Twrch Trwyth
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:7
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- ev:14
- id: sym:4
label: dogs of the hunt
literal_form: dogs loosed or set upon the swine during the pursuit
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: sym:5
label: water-filled sheath and millstones
literal_form: objects that draw Osla and Kacmwri into the deep
associated_figures:
- fig:9
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Repeated stands and killings by Twrch Trwyth
summary: Twrch Trwyth makes several stands during the chase and kills named champions,
attendants, countrymen, and others.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:2
label: Consultation with Gwyn ab Nudd
summary: Arthur summons Gwyn ab Nudd and asks about Twrch Trwyth, but Gwyn gives
no useful information.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:6
- fig:1
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: Huntsmen killed and boar sighted again
summary: Grugyn and Llwydawg kill nearly all the huntsmen. Arthur looses the dogs,
and Twrch Trwyth comes to aid them, allowing Arthur to see him again.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:4
label: Loss of Twrch Trwyth's swine
summary: Arthur's pursuit results in the deaths of several of Twrch Trwyth's pigs
or swine, leaving only Grugyn and Llwydawg alive with him at that stage.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:5
label: Llwydawg's last combat
summary: Llwydawg kills several named opponents, including kin of Arthur, and is
himself slain.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: scene:6
label: Arthur's plan at the Severn
summary: Arthur summons forces from Cornwall and Devon, vows to prevent Twrch Trwyth
from entering Cornwall, and arranges warriors and dogs to force him into the Severn.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: scene:7
label: Seizing Twrch Trwyth in the Severn
summary: Mabon, Goreu, Menw, Arthur, and champions of Britain reach Twrch Trwyth
near the Severn. Other figures seize him by the feet and plunge him in the river.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:7
- fig:9
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: scene:8
label: Objects taken and men drowned
summary: Mabon takes the razor and Kyledyr takes the scissors from Twrch Trwyth
in the Severn, but the comb remains. Kacmwri and Osla are drawn into the deep
while being rescued.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- ev:13
- id: scene:9
label: Comb obtained and boar driven to sea
summary: Arthur's forces overtake Twrch Trwyth in Cornwall, obtain the comb after
greater difficulty, drive him into the deep sea, and no longer know where he goes.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- ev:15
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Heroic pursuit of a destructive supernatural animal
taxonomy_refs:
- mystical_quest
basis: Arthur organizes a large pursuit of Twrch Trwyth, a deadly boar who kills
many warriors and is followed across many named places until driven into the sea.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- ev:9
- ev:15
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage presents a hunt and pursuit, but does not explicitly label
the boar as supernatural within this excerpt.
- id: motif:2
label: Quest to obtain objects from a dangerous being
taxonomy_refs:
- mystical_quest
basis: The razor, scissors, and comb are obtained only through violent pursuit,
seizure in water, and later struggle in Cornwall.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- ev:14
confidence: high
cautions: The wider narrative may explain the objects' purpose, but this excerpt
only shows their seizure and recovery.
- id: motif:3
label: Water ordeal during capture of the quarry
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Twrch Trwyth is plunged into the Severn, where the water overwhelms him,
and two of Arthur's men are drawn into the deep during the same episode.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- ev:13
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage gives a hazardous river struggle, but it does not explicitly
frame it as a ritual ordeal.
- id: motif:4
label: Vanishing quarry driven into the sea
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: After the comb is obtained, Twrch Trwyth is driven into the deep sea, and
afterward his whereabouts are unknown.
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
confidence: high
cautions: No further explanation of his fate is provided in the passage.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 5256-5262
quote_or_summary: Twrch Trwyth makes a stand, kills several of Arthur's champions,
makes a second stand, kills Gwydre son of Arthur and others, and is wounded.
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: 5263-5269
quote_or_summary: Before daybreak, pursuers come up with Twrch Trwyth; he kills
three attendants of Glewlwyd Gavaelvawr, many local men, and Arthur's chief architect.
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: 5270-5276
quote_or_summary: Arthur overtakes Twrch Trwyth at Pelumyawc; the boar kills more
named men, goes to Aberteivi, kills Kyflas and the king of France, and later is
lost by men and dogs at Glyn Ystu.
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: 5277-5280
quote_or_summary: Arthur summons Gwyn ab Nudd and asks whether he knows anything
of Twrch Trwyth; Gwyn says he does not.
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: 5281-5284
quote_or_summary: The huntsmen pursue the swine to Dyffryn Llychwr; Grugyn Gwallt
Ereint and Llwydawg Govynnyad close with them and kill all but one.
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: 5284-5290
quote_or_summary: Arthur and his hosts arrive, loose the dogs with great shouting
and barking, and Twrch Trwyth comes to assist Grugyn and Llwydawg; Arthur sets
men and dogs upon him.
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: 5290-5298
quote_or_summary: At Mynydd Amanw and Dyffryn Amanw, several of Twrch Trwyth's pigs
or swine are killed, including Twrch Llawin, Gwys, Banw, and Bennwig; only Grugyn
and Llwydawg remain alive with him.
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: 5299-5311
quote_or_summary: At Llwch Ewin and elsewhere more men and dogs are killed; Grugyn
parts from the others; Llwydawg fights, kills Rhudvyw Rhys and others, later kills
named Armorican figures and Arthur's maternal uncles, and is himself slain.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: quote
locator: 5312-5323
quote_or_summary: Arthur says Twrch Trwyth has slain many of his men and vows that,
while he lives, the boar shall not go into Cornwall; he plans to use knights,
dogs, and tried warriors to force him into the Severn.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short passage summarized with brief quoted wording
in canonical text.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: 5323-5328
quote_or_summary: Mabon son of Modron, Goreu son of Custennin, and Menw son of Teirgwaedd
come up with Twrch Trwyth near the Severn, between Llyn Lliwan and Aber Gwy; Arthur
and the champions of Britain fall upon him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: 5328-5331
quote_or_summary: Osla Kyllellvawr, Manawyddan son of Llyr, Kacmwri, and Gwyngelli
seize Twrch Trwyth, catch him first by the feet, and plunge him in the Severn
until it overwhelms him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: 5331-5337
quote_or_summary: Mabon snatches the razor from Twrch Trwyth in the Severn, and
Kyledyr Wyllt takes the scissors; before the comb is obtained, the boar regains
footing and reaches shore.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:13
type: summary
locator: 5337-5344
quote_or_summary: While the two men are being saved from drowning, Kacmwri is dragged
by two millstones into the deep, and Osla is drawn down by the weight of his water-filled
knife sheath.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:14
type: summary
locator: 5345-5348
quote_or_summary: Arthur and his hosts overtake the boar in Cornwall, and after
difficulty greater than before, the comb is obtained.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:15
type: summary
locator: 5348-5352
quote_or_summary: After the comb is taken, Twrch Trwyth is hunted from Cornwall
and driven into the deep sea; afterward it is never known where he went, with
Aned and Aethlem accompanying him. Arthur goes to Gelli Wic to anoint himself
and rest.
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: Extraction is based only on the supplied excerpt. Motif labels are cautious
and broad; no comparison claims are made because the passage itself does not explicitly
compare the episode with another tradition or motif family.
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: |-
Line references follow the provided locator, though the supplied excerpt appears to extend slightly beyond the nominal ending line for the final Cornwall and sea-driving episode.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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