Berthold von Holle, Darifant (<1275)
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Miscellaneous Romances
Berthold von Holle, Darifant (<1275)
Bartsch, K. (ed.): Berthold von Holle, Werke. 1875. Reprint Osnabrück 1967.
BvHDa-1:
[...] Wedding night of Lôcêdîa and Balifeit. Noble women conduct the bride to the bridal bed.
Motif References:
T 137.2 Bride and bridegroom conducted to bridal bed
T 160 Consummation of marriage
BvHDa-21:
Praise of Lôcêdîa’s extraordinary beauty. Balifeit’s garments are decorated with jewels and show golden lions.
Motif References:
P 91 (Li) Heraldic figures and symbols - coat-of-arms
F 575.1 Remarkably beautiful woman
BvHDa-42:
Balifeit crowed king of Torkîs the morning after the wedding night: vassals are invested with castles and lands and several nobles dubbed knights.
Motif References:
P 13.5 Crowning [and making] of kings
P 50.0.1 King and vassals: obligations of vassals to king [Feudality: mutual relationship between king and vassals]
P 53 (Bm) Obtaining knighthood
P 634 Feasts
BvHDa-91:
Darifant determines to leave Balifeit’s court in search of adventure and love. He declines Balifeit’s offer to receive half of his kingdom of Pulle. Beautiful women help him put on his armor. The queen Fiolêde has provided precious clothing for him. (lacuna in ms.)
Motif References:
F 399 Other fairy motifs
H 1221 Quest for adventure
BvHDa-130:
Darifant is accompanied by the fairy Fiolêde on his journey to foreign countries. In a single combat against a fierce opponent, he exclaims her name. Sparks, emitted by sword-blows, leap over a distance of two fields.
Motif References:
P 550.2 (Li) Single combat
H 1561.2 Single combat to prove valor
BvHDa-148:
The fairy’s lament about Darifant’s impending defeat makes Darifant fight with renewed strength. Darifant fights for the fairy, a goddess and for the beautiful Effadîe.
Motif References:
P 52.2 (Li) Knight in service of a lady
N 815 Fairy as helper
BvHDa-177:
Darifant’s opponent is rescued by the intervention of his wife who jumps from her horse and throws herself between the fighters.
Motif References:
T 211 Faithfulness to marriage in death
BvHDa-193:
Offiart, who has never been defeated before, surrenders and offers surety. Darifant waives his claim to the defeated’s service since he is determined to go.
Motif References:
R 75 Surrendering
P 555 Defeat in battle [single combat]
F 639 Extraordinary powers - miscellaneous
BvHDa-214:
Darifant is invited by the king to come to his court and stay one night (custom: every knight in search of combats offered hospitality for at least one night, regardless of his success in fighting).
Motif References:
P 320 Hospitality
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