Unlike her two saintly sisters, Gregory the Great’s aunt Gordiana married an agricultural steward. He became a plowman, a revered figure in Piers Plowman. … Read the post Gregory the Great’s aunt Gordiana loved man like Piers Plowman
Egbert of Liège’s Fecundia ratis and other medieval works indicates that greedy, deceitful & corrupt elites will always be with us. Have mercy! … Read the post greedy, deceitful & corrupt elites: a medieval perspective
The Christian epic hero William of Aquitaine / Guillaume d’Orange became a monk who fought to keep his underwear against despoiling, raping robbers. … Read the post Waltharius continued: Christian epic hero becomes monk
Men today are encouraged to accept being cuckolded by their wives. Medieval Latin literature, in contrast, ridiculed cuckolds as pathetic, stupid men. … Read the post pathetic stupidity of cuckolds described in medieval Latin literature
Egbert of Liège’s Well-Laden Ship {Fecunda Ratis} instructed 11th-century school boys in demonology of men’s sexuality. It urged silence & castration. … Read the post medieval education: teaching demonology of men’s sexuality