- Apr 2018
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The King's son—if one can dare to say— Fled from Paris, gone afar.
Why did the King's son flee?
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Hear a matter marvelous, Known everywhere, both far and wide, How God, who is all graciousness, Is at the last on virtue's side.
God is on the side of virtue and for those that are truly virtuous, they are blessed with gods grace and mercy.
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These deeds may live in memory, For they are worthy to include In chronicles and history!
Joan is trying to emphasize that great and honorable deeds are remembered, not foul and unjust ones.
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You must believe that such great grace, Was given to you for some goal, That God ordained the time and place That you might play a greater role.
She believes that god has given each person a great amount of ability and power so that they may do great things, not be limited to certain conformity's.
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Thus my song has turned away, From deepest sorrow into glee, Since the time I had to stay Shut in; And what I longed to see,
She has found happiness and relief from the negative thoughts and ideas of the outside world in writing. Joan is able to express herself on a public stage instead of keeping her thoughts bottled up.
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- Mar 2018
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fifteen years
Marrying at younger ages was quite common in the past, even in other parts of the world.
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If the male birds stop, so also do the females and settle near to their mates; when the males fly away they fly after them, side by side. And likewise wild birds, be they ravens, crows, jackdaws, nay, birds of prey such as hawks, falcons, tercels and goshawks and the like, that be nurtured by persons strange to them in the beginning, after that they have taken food from those strangers, they love them more than others
This depiction of humans being animals and sharing some qualities as them seems quite disturbing. Humans may act like animals but should follow in what they may do.
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Item, take a bowl of milk and hare's gall and mix them one with another and then set two or three bowls thereof in places where the flies gather and all that taste thereof will die. Item, otherwise, have a linen rag tied at the bottom of a pot with an opening in the neck, and set that pot in the place where the flies gather and smear it within with honey, or apples, or pears; when it is full of flies, set a trencher over the mouth and then shake it.
They seem to be eating flies here or are they talking about how certain items will cause the flavor of the food to "die"?
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Wherefore I counsel you to make such cheer to your husband at all his comings and stayings, and to persevere therein; and also be peaceable with him, and remember the rustic proverb, which saith that there be three things which drive the goodman from home, to wit a leaking roof, a smoky chimney and a scolding woman.
This idea of the women having to always please the man in the best form possible so that he doesn't leave her does not exist today. During medieval times, it seemed that cooking and good food was a also something that kept the man in the house.
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And if you have a chamber or a passage where there is great resort of flies, take little sprigs of fern and tie them to threads like to tassels, and hang them up and all the flies will settle on them at eventide; then take down the tassels and throw them out. Item, shut up your chamber closely in the evening, but let there be a little opening in the wall towards the east, and as soon as the dawn breaketh, all the flies will go forth through this opening, and then let it be stopped up.
The sheer detail in the description of how to prepare these items is amazing. The direction the opening in the wall should be, how long the tassels should be hung, and what should be accompanied with them. The method of suing flies is also quite unique.
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Immediately he set out on his way. In a great fury he made for the woods. And the lady found a suit of armor; She armed herself like a knight,
Did women in medieval times have a set of armor in case they needed to set out for battle or defend their property or land if they owned any? This would obviously be limited to women with a high status since armor is expensive but in the story she seems like she had her own set of armor.
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Nor did his helm show any injury, And he is untouched from head to toe; He is not at all tired or fatigued.
He should have wrestled with some chickens to get some marks or scratches on his body. Or maybe he was afraid of chickens as well.
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Because he was such a boaster, That he was not at all a knight Descended from noble lineage.
The the women's father should have tested the man's capability before marrying off his daughter to him. He should have tested his strength in fighting, courage, and overall chivalry.
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Or I will dismount on foot, And I will bend over And you will come and kiss my arse,
No man should have so little pride to do something like this. Him even going through and doing it just proves how much of coward this man really was.
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"I have vowed Not to joust with any living man. So dismount, if it is no trouble,
Why has he vowed to not joust with any living man? Is it purely out of cowardice or is there an actual reason?
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- Feb 2018
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he shall take the communion and undergo the ordeal of hot iron. If he is found guilty, he shall do penance within the bishopric for seven years.
If he denies the charges, 7 years under a Bishop seems a lot better than exiled for 30 years. Wouldn't everyone deny the charges in that case?
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All merchants and other men who pass through your territory from other lands shall have peace from you.
Merchants would try to be peaceful regardless because who's gonna buy anything from a merchant who isn't nice and respectful. Average working men on the other hand can be somewhat unpredictable.
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curse all who violate it or support its violators.
Priests should be people and symbols of peace, religion, piety, and hope not signs of cruelty and mercilessness.
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no Christian shall visit him or move his body from the place where it lay
Imagine going to a house, presumably of someone who was exiled long ago, and just seeing a dead body. It would be horrific. Though the people who break the treaty should be punished, this seems extreme. Even if they are exiled, it should not be for such a long period of time and they should be checked upon every few months or so.
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sunset on Wednesday and lasts until sunrise on Monday.
These days are listed very specifically which makes us think why they are told in this much detail. Do these days hold some special meaning?
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no man or woman shall assault, wound, or slay another, or attack, seize, or destroy a castle, burg, or villa, by craft or by violence.
Though these acts deserve some sort of punishment, the ones listed here are very cruel and almost outcast a person into a life of complete solitude and loneliness. The purpose of enacting justice on someone who has done something wrong is to make sure they don't do that crime again. These punishments seem to only cultivate the anger and hatred in someone who has committed one of the above mentioned crimes.
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