The chanson de geste {song of deeds} is a genre of Old French epic poems that were composed in the late eleventh and twelfth century. These poems typically concern noble persons related to or associated with Charlemagne and his descendants. The most well-known chanson de geste is The Song of Roland {La Chanson de Roland}, composed about 1100. Many chansons de geste are much more concerned with gender and heterosexual relations than is La Chanson de Roland. Chansons de geste highlight women’s power and the gender problem of epic violence against men.
As many men died, Alsatian Princess Floretta & Saracen Princess Maugalie fought fiercely for the knight Floovant’s love in a medieval chanson de geste. … Read the post Floretta and Maugalie fought for Floovant in medieval epic
In a chanson de geste, the Saracen princess Maugalie subjected Floovant to marital rape. Her father King Galeen then threatened her with marital rape. … Read the post Maugalie raped Floovant in medieval chanson de geste
The cruel, wicked wife Lubias of the medieval epic Ami et Amile has been excused & rationalized in literary criticism of recent decades. That’s wrong. … Read the post cruel Lubias is wicked wife in medieval epic Ami et Amile
Wives taunting pushed back retreating Danish men at the Paris siege in 885. They couldn’t do flyting like Erik the Eloquent, vanquisher of Gotvara. … Read the post Danes besieging Paris needed Erik the Eloquent’s flyting skill
In the chanson de geste Ami et Amile, Belissant and Lubias direct violence against men, but Belissant ultimately supports Ami and Amile’s friendship. … Read the post Belissant & Lubias direct violence against men in epic Ami et Amile