I love medieval literature

Oct 07, 2007 02:21

"For in this tongue trist means sorrow and hum means man. And the reason his name was changed is that Tristram sounds nicer than Tristhum . . . He well deserved his name, for he was sad when he was awake, sad when he slept, and sad when he died."

I realized I haven't read Cligés, which is a lot of fun. There was a battle scene where Cligés's dad ( Read more... )

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iluq October 7 2007, 06:26:25 UTC
Yes, I am also developing a love for it.

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svalar_unnir October 9 2007, 06:38:29 UTC
It just gets better and better. I promise : D

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edanstarfire October 12 2007, 12:38:59 UTC
This sounds like it could have been from Stardust. Except the name's wrong. I guess you need to start reading better books like King, and Koontz and Silverstein.

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svalar_unnir October 21 2007, 01:13:59 UTC
A lot of medieval stuff is now unintentionally hilarious.

I am wary of your pop fiction ; )

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