Reading Notes: Canterbury Tales, Part A

I'm taking notes on the beginning of The Unknown Bride in the Canterbury Tales, found in the Chaucer Story Book by Eva March Tappan.

It begins by describing a land of fairies and fairy rings long ago where the story takes place. A knight in King Arthur's court had disrespected a woman, and according to the law, should be put to death. However, the court ladies all liked him and begged that he may live. King Arthur finally said the matter would be left to the Queen.

The Queen said he could live, but on one condition. In a year, he must tell her what women wish for most.

The knight travelled and asked many women what they wished for most, but no two answers were the same. He had run out of time, so he decided to ask a group of women he saw at a distance. By the time he got there, only one elderly woman remained. She agreed to tell him the answer if he would do the first thing she asked of him, and he agreed. Image result for king arthur

(King Arthur)

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