What does "その逸話に違わず" mean?


I've read it on syotetsu <https://ncode.syosetu.com/n0715el/95/>

From what I gather, "その逸話に違わず" means something like "Different from the
anecdotes." Is that correct?

Is this a set phrase or something?

Why is anecdote used here instead of something like rumors or stories?




> その[逸話]{いつわ}に[違]{たが}わず

means " **Not** different from the anecdote" → "Just as the anecdote says"
(≂その逸話の[通]{とお}り、～)

[違]{たが}わず is the negative form of [違]{たが}う. The ず is the classical/literary
negative auxiliary.

> Is this a set phrase or something?

Yes, you'd occasionally see phrases like 「噂に違わず、～」「話に違わず、～」「その名に違わず、～」, which
mean almost the same thing as 「噂の通り、～」(just as rumored)「話の通り、～」「その名の通り、～」(as
the name suggests)

> Why is anecdote used here instead of something like rumors or stories?

You mean why the word 逸話 is used instead of 噂 or 話? It seems like they
rephrased the [神話]{しんわ} (myth, legend) in the previous sentence.




> その[逸話]{いつわ}に[違]{たが}わず

means " **Not** different from the anecdote" → "Just as the anecdote says"
(≂その逸話の[通]{とお}り、～)

[違]{たが}わず is the negative form of [違]{たが}う. The ず is the classical/literary
negative auxiliary.

> Is this a set phrase or something?

Yes, you'd occasionally see phrases like 「噂に違わず、～」「話に違わず、～」「その名に違わず、～」, which
mean almost the same thing as 「噂の通り、～」(just as rumored)「話の通り、～」「その名の通り、～」(as
the name suggests)

> Why is anecdote used here instead of something like rumors or stories?

You mean why the word 逸話 is used instead of 噂 or 話? It seems like they
rephrased the [神話]{しんわ} (myth, legend) in the previous sentence.

