In “Les Deus Amanz,” the Lord of the Pistrians’ daughter is devoted to her father, the lord of the Pistrians. He is reluctant to marry her off, requiring suitors to successfully carry her up a mountain before they’re allowed to marry her. As a result, she stays single for a long time. Meanwhile, she falls in love with a count’s son. Instead of eloping, they agree to obtain a strengthening potion from the young woman’s aunt; this will allow the young man to successfully carry her up the mountain, fulfilling the lord of the Pistrians’ quest and winning his daughter’s hand. Despite the girl’s urging, however, her lover is too eager to stop and drink the potion during the climb. Though he reaches the top, he dies from the exertion, and the girl dies of heartbreak soon after. They’re buried together in a marble coffin atop the mountain.
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The king led his daughter into the meadow towards the Seine, where a great crowd gathered. She wore nothing but her shift, and the young man took her in his arms. The little phial containing the potion (he well knew that she had no wish to let him down) was given to her to carry, but I fear it will be of little avail to him, because he knew no moderation.
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The Lord of the Pistrians’ Daughter Quotes in The Lais of Marie de France
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The king led his daughter into the meadow towards the Seine, where a great crowd gathered. She wore nothing but her shift, and the young man took her in his arms. The little phial containing the potion (he well knew that she had no wish to let him down) was given to her to carry, but I fear it will be of little avail to him, because he knew no moderation.
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