1. It's kind of a complicated thing and to be honest, even scholars are not 100% sure as to how this should be interpreted. However, general sense seems to be that the song, while light-hearted, was interpreted by Cei to be an insult to his honour, because it insinuated that there was the possibility that he could fail in his task and/or that he possibly would not be able to stand up to Dillus if he had obtained the beard in a non-sneaky way. Basically, spoken words are being taken Very Seriously.
2. Mmmph. Trying to think. There are very few that I have actually read, so it's hard to remember titles that have Cei portrayed in a favourable light. Well, if you have a copy of The Mabinogion, it will probably have The Dream of Rhonabwy in it, and Cei has a short appearance in that. While he doesn't have a huge part, he is basically portrayed as this super-awesome guy.
Aside from that, the only thing I can think of is Sir Tomas Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur. While it does have some French influence, and Cei certainly does take back-seat to Launcelot, there are some moments where Cei is pretty damn awesome - while he's sometimes shoved into the buffoon role, he is also portrayed as a good, honourable knight, has a significant presence in the first few sections, and does a few badass things (he saved Arthur and Gwenhwyfar at one point).
More material probably exists; it's just that I haven't read it yet.
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Date: 2009-11-22 02:25 am (UTC)1. It's kind of a complicated thing and to be honest, even scholars are not 100% sure as to how this should be interpreted. However, general sense seems to be that the song, while light-hearted, was interpreted by Cei to be an insult to his honour, because it insinuated that there was the possibility that he could fail in his task and/or that he possibly would not be able to stand up to Dillus if he had obtained the beard in a non-sneaky way. Basically, spoken words are being taken Very Seriously.
2. Mmmph. Trying to think. There are very few that I have actually read, so it's hard to remember titles that have Cei portrayed in a favourable light. Well, if you have a copy of The Mabinogion, it will probably have The Dream of Rhonabwy in it, and Cei has a short appearance in that. While he doesn't have a huge part, he is basically portrayed as this super-awesome guy.
Aside from that, the only thing I can think of is Sir Tomas Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur. While it does have some French influence, and Cei certainly does take back-seat to Launcelot, there are some moments where Cei is pretty damn awesome - while he's sometimes shoved into the buffoon role, he is also portrayed as a good, honourable knight, has a significant presence in the first few sections, and does a few badass things (he saved Arthur and Gwenhwyfar at one point).
More material probably exists; it's just that I haven't read it yet.