Canterbury Tales: Wife of Bath's Tale (3 of 5)

Publication Date: July 23, 2010

Chapter: English Literature During The Middle Ages

I didn't have to exaggerate the story much. Sir [blank]salot finds an old woman on the side of the road who whispers the secret of what women want into his ear: "Wommen desiren to have sovereynetee • As wel over hir housbond as hir love • And for to been in maistrie hym above."

I loosely translated that for you in the comic itself.

When the knight proclaims this secret to Gwen's court (which is essentially just Gwen and every woman in Camelot), none of them can argue the point, so Gwen lets him - the convicted criminal - go. Seriously. If I hadn't said this enough times already, I HATE CAMELOT. The only person there I haven't wanted to throttle is Lanval, and he split town ages ago. When we get to Mallory and this place burns, I'm gonna throw a party.

Oh, and as a reminder, there will be comics this weekend. Once again, we'll be flying into the 20th Century, so I'll see you tomorrow.

Author: Geoffrey Chaucer • Year: c. 1386 • Info: Librarius

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