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Page 137
... lord , he had to pay a fine . In the interests of money and / or sex , a few bold lords instituted the jus primae noctis- " right of the first night . " Its meaning is apparent in the following statement by a Norman lord at Bourdet in ...
... lord , he had to pay a fine . In the interests of money and / or sex , a few bold lords instituted the jus primae noctis- " right of the first night . " Its meaning is apparent in the following statement by a Norman lord at Bourdet in ...
Page 150
... lord is indicated by the fact that the suitor called his lady midons , my lord , rather than ma dompna , my lady . Just as the lord was promised fealty in return for the services he supplied his vassal , so the woman was held to be the ...
... lord is indicated by the fact that the suitor called his lady midons , my lord , rather than ma dompna , my lady . Just as the lord was promised fealty in return for the services he supplied his vassal , so the woman was held to be the ...
Page 164
... lord's lady in the great hall in the presence of the populace and the lord himself or his representative ? Surely , genuine love would have required a modicum of discretion . Not only was such expression contrary to Church precepts , it ...
... lord's lady in the great hall in the presence of the populace and the lord himself or his representative ? Surely , genuine love would have required a modicum of discretion . Not only was such expression contrary to Church precepts , it ...
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