The Wife of Bath's Tale - Chaucer
This tale starts off with a knight raping a young woman. He is brought before King Arthur and the court, who are disgusted by his action...
The Franklin's Tale - Chaucer
The Franklin's Tale, although a lot harder to follow and understand like the Clerks Tale, was an interesting and humerous story to read....
The Clerk's Tale - Chaucer
The Clerk's Tale was a very engaging and well written writing about a very interesting story. Walter was the lord who was looking for a...
Chevrefoil - Marie de France
This lai reminded me of a Romeo and Juliet story. It also brought to my attention that the love during this time was so strong between...
Chaitivel - Marie de France
"Chaitivel" is also known as "Four Mournings." This lai was very different from the other lais we have read by Marie de France. In this...
Laustic - Marie de France
Laustic, which means nightingale, was a short lai unlike the other lais we have been reading by Marie de France. There lived two knights...
Yonec - Marie de France
How would you like to be locked up in tower for SEVEN years of your life, slowly becoming more and more miserable and suicidal? I don't...
Lanval - Marie de France
Lanval was a very complex love story that seemed to be very out of the ordinary, especially thinking about it from our perspective,...
Bisclavret - Marie de France
Bisclavret was a thriling story about a knight who was so ashamed of his lifestyle that he didn't even share it with his wife until she...
Medieval Marriages Short Film
This video on Medieval Marriages was eye-opening to the huge difference in marriages from then compared to marriages now-a-days. To think...
