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Lord Raglan's Scale
The hero's mother is a royal virgin
His father is a king and
often a near relative of the mother, but
the circumstances of his conception are unusual, and
he is also reputed to be the son of a god
at birth an attempt is made, usually by his father or maternal grandfather, to kill him, but
He is spirited away, and
Reared by foster-parents in a far country
We are told nothing of his childhood, but
On reaching manhood he returns or goes to his future kingdom.
After a victory over the king and or giant, dragon, or wild beast
He marries a princess, often the daughter of his predecessor and
becomes king
For a time he reigns uneventfully and
Prescribes laws but
later loses favor with the gods and or his people and
Is driven from from the throne and the city after which
He meets with a mysterious death
often at the top of a hill.
his children, if any, do not succeed him.
his body is not buried, but nevertheless
he has one or more holy sepulchers.
Lord Raglan's Scale
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