CONGRESS CANCELED The Many Faces of Lunete in the Arthurian Tradition (A Roundtable)
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This roundtable explores the many vernacular adaptations of the female figure Lunete who appears in the Arthurian romance Iwein/Yvain/Owain/Ivens Saga, covering a broad range of vernacular traditions ranging from Welsh, French, German, English to Scandinavian, and even into modern adaptations. While Arthurian scholars may be familiar with her in one or two adaptations, we rarely know her in the full spectrum. Lunete is the handmaiden and advisor to the Lady of the Fountain. She is responsible for convincing her queen to marry her husband’s murderer, whom she sheltered in the castle thus preventing his death. While there are many set pieces in her role that appear in the vernacular adaptations, each author played around with them thus adapting her role at court from private advisor to the queen with limited political influence to prime political negotiator and guarantor of peace and stability for the land. In this roundtable, presenters explore Lunete and Clothing, Lunete Maxima, Lunete and (middle) aging, Lunete and the Lion, Lunete the Lady's Maid or Lord Chancelor, Lunete and Magic, and the Provençal Dompna on Steroids. Evelyn Meyer
CONGRESS CANCELED The Many Faces of Lunete in the Arthurian Tradition (A Roundtable)
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This roundtable explores the many vernacular adaptations of the female figure Lunete who appears in the Arthurian romance Iwein/Yvain/Owain/Ivens Saga, covering a broad range of vernacular traditions ranging from Welsh, French, German, English to Scandinavian, and even into modern adaptations. While Arthurian scholars may be familiar with her in one or two adaptations, we rarely know her in the full spectrum. Lunete is the handmaiden and advisor to the Lady of the Fountain. She is responsible for convincing her queen to marry her husband’s murderer, whom she sheltered in the castle thus preventing his death. While there are many set pieces in her role that appear in the vernacular adaptations, each author played around with them thus adapting her role at court from private advisor to the queen with limited political influence to prime political negotiator and guarantor of peace and stability for the land. In this roundtable, presenters explore Lunete and Clothing, Lunete Maxima, Lunete and (middle) aging, Lunete and the Lion, Lunete the Lady's Maid or Lord Chancelor, Lunete and Magic, and the Provençal Dompna on Steroids. Evelyn Meyer