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  • Abelard castrated
  • Byzantine wife saves husband
  • Amphitryon & Geta duped
  • Chastelaine de Vergi tragedy
  • Aristotle’s advice to Alexander
  • Empress Theodora: woman leader
  • Tristan & Isuet
  • Xanthippe & Socrates
  • New Modern Sexism Scale

Arthurian romance

Arthurian romance, also known as the Matter of Britain, is a type of medieval romance that tells of British kings, knights, and ladies. Particularly distinctive subjects are King Arthur, Camelot, and the quest for the Holy Grail. In 1138, Geoffrey of Monmouth wrote in Latin a pseudo-historical account of British kings from the foundation of a New Troy in Britain up to Anglo-Saxon control of Britain in the seventh century. Following Geoffrey’s influential work were many Arthurian romances written in later twelfth and thirteenth century. Chrétien de Troyes late in the twelfth-century wrote French verse Arthurian romances, particularly Lancelot, that were interpreted to promoting men’s servitude to women in love (chivalric love / courtly love).

Pentecostal Oath as context for Elaine of Corbenic raping Lancelot

In Malory’s Morte Darthur, Arthur’s Pentecostal Oath requires knights to serve women. After Elaine of Corbenic raped Lancelot, he apologized to her. … Read the post Pentecostal Oath as context for Elaine of Corbenic raping Lancelot

wizard Merlin’s virgin conception in literary history

Prior poems of women dreaming of their beloveds provide context for the wizard Merlin’s mother’s dream and her virgin conception of Merlin. … Read the post wizard Merlin’s virgin conception in literary history

Geoffrey of Monmouth’s horrific history of violence against men

Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia regum Britanniae narrates horrific violence against men. Ending violence against men starts with noticing men’s deaths. … Read the post Geoffrey of Monmouth’s horrific history of violence against men

lais Cor & Mantel: men’s solidarity in being cuckolded

The cuckolding (chastity) tests of lais Cor & Mantel show men’s solidarity, but men aren’t effectively demanding gender equality in parental knowledge. … Read the post lais Cor & Mantel: men’s solidarity in being cuckolded

Béroul’s Tristan narrates evil persons’ lies vs. good ones’ truth

Tristan and Iseut flagrantly lie in Béroul’s Tristan, but since they are good persons, what they say is true. Evil persons maliciously speak falsehoods. … Read the post Béroul’s Tristan narrates evil persons’ lies vs. good ones’ truth

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