Motif Index of German Secular Narratives                 
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Blanschandin (>1250)
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Blan-3
  

Matière de Bretagne

Blanschandin (>1250)
Meyer-Benfey, H.: Mittelhochdeutsche Übungsstücke, 2nd ed., Halle/Saale 1920. p. 164-174.

Blan-1:   Young knight Blanschandin at Arthur’s court eager for knighthood sneaks away at night to go on quest for adventure.
Motif References:

H 1221 Quest for adventure
Blan 2:  Blanschandin comes upon a knight beating a lady he is about to rape, kills him.
R 111.1.9 Princess rescued from undesired suitor
T 471 Rape
N 839 (Bm) Noble [vassal, knight] as helper


Blan-3:   Blanschandin comes upon an old armed knight guarding a ford who looks for a champion for his mistress. He directs B. to lodging and gives him ring as token. They arrange a meeting at the ford for the following morning.
Motif References:

H 82 Identifying tokens sent with messenger
H 1381.8 (Bm) Quest for champion [helper]