Das Auge (ca. 1250)
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Maere and Novellas
Das Auge (ca. 1250)
von der Hagen, Fr.H.: Neues Gesamtabenteuer: die Sammlung der mittelhochdeutschen Mären und Schwänke des 13. und 14. Jahrhunderts/ ed. by Heinrich Niewöhner 2nd ed., Vol. 1, Nr. 35, Dublin 1967. p. 154–157
Aug-1:
A faultless but ugly knight is married to a beautiful woman who is very much in love with him. One day he looses an eye at a tournament and is afraid of presenting himself to his wife mutilated. He talks to his knave who promises to bring the bad news to his wife. The squire advises the knight to make his future behavior dependent of her reaction. The squire rides home and reports the accident and the knight’s intention to go to the holy land. Therefore the faithful wife puts out one of her eyes to show sympathy with her husband.
Motif References:
T 215.4 Wife puts out one of her eyes to show sympathy with her husband. He has lost an eye in a tournament and is ashamed to return to her – She shows that it makes no difference to her love
Aug-265:
The squire brings the message and the knight returns ashamed to his castle where he lives with his wife happily ever after.
Motif References:
P 14.15.2 Court messenger
T 210 Faithfulness in marriage
T 215 Faithfulness of married couple in misfortune
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