![]() Because of his disinterest, he was considered a "lost cause" by both friends and enemies. He was much loved in the court and could have had his choice of lady – but "Nature had done him such a grievous wrong" by imbuing him with no interest in love whatsoever. Because the boy was so valuable, he was sent to work in the service of another king, where he distinguished himself through valor and a willingness to fight his lord's wars in France. ![]() Long before, in a time when Brittany was often at war, a baron of the king had a brave and handsome son named Guigemar. She cites her source for her lays as Breton lays, and the setting of the story as Brittany. However, Marie will not be waylaid by the potential of such gossip, and instead intends to tell a good story. She states that those with good reputations ought be commended, but that unfortunately, envious people are wont to undercut good reputations. She stresses that "whoever has good material for a story" is sad when it's poorly told, and so will that teller be sure to impress her listener. The opening of Marie's first lay echoes the material from the whole collection's prologue. ![]()
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