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

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