When the Countess of Gleichen learned that her husband had escaped from captivity with a new wife in tow, she fully welcomed the refugee princess who had helped her husband win his freedom.
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When the Countess of Gleichen learned that her husband had escaped from captivity with a new wife in tow, she fully welcomed the refugee princess who had helped her husband win his freedom.
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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Double_Marriage_of_the_Gleichens -
When the Countess of Gleichen learned that her husband had escaped from captivity with a new wife in tow, she fully welcomed the refugee princess who had helped her husband win his freedom.
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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Double_Marriage_of_the_Gleichens@juergen_hubert
This reminds me of a ballad, "Young Beichan" or "Lord Bateman." Slight difference, in that man leaves the heroine behind; she needs to make her own way to his land and find him by calling his name through the streets. Some lore claims the man was Thomas Becket's dad, Gilbert. Other versions have her arriving on the man's wedding day; he hurriedly backs out of his vows and remarries the Turkish/Arab woman instead of the intended bride. -
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This reminds me of a ballad, "Young Beichan" or "Lord Bateman." Slight difference, in that man leaves the heroine behind; she needs to make her own way to his land and find him by calling his name through the streets. Some lore claims the man was Thomas Becket's dad, Gilbert. Other versions have her arriving on the man's wedding day; he hurriedly backs out of his vows and remarries the Turkish/Arab woman instead of the intended bride.I know of some other variants from Germany. In one, the German murders the Arab woman and then kills himself rather than face his old family.
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I know of some other variants from Germany. In one, the German murders the Arab woman and then kills himself rather than face his old family.
@juergen_hubert Oof. That's a much grimmer story than abandoning the girl who rescued you, then ditching your fiancé at the altar when the determined Turkish girl manages to track you down anyway.
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@juergen_hubert Oof. That's a much grimmer story than abandoning the girl who rescued you, then ditching your fiancé at the altar when the determined Turkish girl manages to track you down anyway.
Yeah, some tales take a _very_ dark turn.
In February I'll publish a tale featuring actual human sacrifice.
