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What happens when the damsel in distress is really the one setting the trap? Eric and Enide continue to defy medieval stereotypes in this episode as Enide deals with a churlish knight who takes a liking to her, luring him into a ‘rescue’ from Eric, only to spring an ambush on him in the end. Join us as we cross-examine this perfect questing encounter and a fantastic example of medieval romance defying our modern expectations.
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Citations & References:
Blaisdell, Foster W., and Marianne E. Kalinke, translators. Erex Saga and Ívens Saga. U Nebraska Press, 1977.
Chrétien de Troyes. “Erec and Enide.” The Complete Romances of Chrétien de Troyes, translated by David Staines, Indiana UP, 1993, pp. 1–86.
Davies, Sioned, translator. The Mabinogion. Oxford UP, 2007. Oxford World’s Classics.
Gantz, Jeffrey, translator. The Mabinogion. Dorset Press, 1976.
Guest, Charlotte, translator. The Mabinogion. 1877. J. M. Dent & Sons, 1906. Everyman’s Library.
Hartmann von Aue. Erec. Translated by Michael Resler, U Pennsylvania Press, 2004.
Hartmann von Aue. Erec. Translated by Thomas L. Keller, Garland Publishing, 1987. Garland Library of Medieval Literature (Series B) 12.
Thomson, Robert L, editor. Ystorya Gereint uab Erbin. School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies / Dundalgan Press, 1997. Medieval and Modern Welsh Series 10.
Terminology & Spelling
baldachin
Bolvin
Guivret / Guivrez / Guimar / Gwiffred
Milon
Nivelles
Pulchra
Ruodlieb
sorrel
St. Gertrude’s Love
Y Brenin Bychan