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Gwen
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posted 07-02-2001 12:04 AM

Brother Geoffrey won't be at our next event, so I'm anticipating a serious dearth of entertainment. To fill the gap, I thought I would bring some stories- even if I have to read them off of a sheet, it will be better than nothing.

I have a few favorites from Boccaccio, but does anyone have any other appropriate ones that they'd care to share? I'd appreciate have a few new ones to add to my repertiore...

Thanks!

Gwen

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chef de chambre
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posted 07-02-2001 07:18 AM

Hi Gwen,

What you need is the "cent nouvelles" (I'll go look it up to be sure). It is a series of mostly dirty or humourous stories (or combinations of the two) on the order of the Decemarion. It was commissioned by Philip the Good, and the stories are entirely based in Burgundy and the Low Countries. Best yet, the stories use people who actually existed as the protagonists in many cases. It may have even been translated into English at some point, as it is considered the apogee of Valois Burgundian literature (which is considered to be the weakest art, while Music is considered to be one of the strongest under the Valois Dukes).

Maybe Jenn can find out if there has been an English translation.

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Bob R.

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Anne-Marie
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Member # 8

posted 07-02-2001 09:57 AM

for our tavern night last spring, everyone had to come with a memorized story or tale or other entertainment. Here's the list of ideas I gave 'em. It worked really well! we had antecdotes of KIng Louis and his burgundian friends

, the story of the Loupe Garou, some tales of the knights of the round table, a story from the Decameron, stories of the lives of some saints, juggling

, etc!

potential sources (by no means an exhaustive list)...
1. Life and Times of a Medieval Woman, the Story of Margery Kemp
2. Chaucers tales
3. the Decameron
4. Legends of the Middle Ages
5. Louis IX
6. the stuff on Margaret of York that Keegan posted
7. Malory and "le Morte d'Arthur" http://www.legends.dm.net/kingarthur/malory.html
8. El Cid http://www.legends.dm.net/paladins/cid.html
9. French chansons http://www.legends.dm.net/paladins/index.html
10. Song of Roland http://www.legends.dm.net/paladins/roland.html
11. stories of various favorite saints http://www.gloriana.nu/miracles.html
12. the story of Beatrijs http://www.kb.nl/kb/100hoogte/hh-en/hh007-en.html
13. Abelard and Heloise
14. Jean of Arc....saint or nutcase?
15. the story of the Golem http://www.radio.cz/english/archive/10-2-99.html

of course you can find a jillion things at: http://www.netserf.org

have fun!

--AM

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"Let Good Come of It"

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