| Front | the Bridal of Triermain |
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| Back | a poem sir Walter Scott 1813 framed by the bland courtship of Lucy by Arthur (the poor man and the lady) the central narrative recounts sir Roland de days of Triermain's quest for Gyneth, daughter of king Arthur and the enchantress Guendolen , who lies sleeping in the valley of St John as the result of a spell by merlin. The Bridal of Triermain is a rhymed, romantic, narrative-poem by Sir Walter Scott, written in 1813.[1] The poem celebrates the exploits of a knight errant - Sir Roland De Vaux - as he seeks to rescue (and hopefully espouse) a beautiful maiden, Gyneth. Gyneth is the illegitimate daughter of King Arthur: doomed by Merlin 500 years previously to an enchanted sleep inside a magic castle.[citation needed] The enchantment can only be broken by a rescuer both brave and noble enough to overcome the temptations used successively to distract and overcome prospective suitors, namely: fear wealth pleasure pride[2] The poem is set in the countryside comprising the original Triermain fiefdom in the Barony of Gilsland in Cumberland. The fief was possessed originally by the old Saxon family of De Vaux, whose male line failed in the 17th century.[3] |
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