Analysis Of The Love Story Of Eliduc By Marie De France

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Overall, similar to the other lais by Marie De France, Eliduc is a love story that involves a knight. Also, even more similar to the lay Laustic, Eliduc involves more of a love triangle between Eliduc himself, his wife Guildeluec, and his new lover Guilliadon. The whole story revolves around a predicament the knight finds himself in by not knowing how to keep his promises to both women. In the end, he decides that he longs more for the love of Guilliadon and has to find a way to be with her. The story begins with Eliduc going into exile due to the fact that he was unfairly slandered and lost the influence of the King of Brittany. Although he was greatly adored by the king, this is the event that sent him into exile. Eliduc was known as one

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