The knights in medieval literature are often known by their honor, dignity and military skills. They are the heroes in the shining armor, protect the weak and fight for justice. But Mr. Gater, another famous knight from the Middle Ages, is a completely different character. Medieval Information Portal.net speak About his journey.
The story of Sir Gaiter starts in a way of many other fairy tales. She talked about a recently married woman. The couple was happy together, but after 10 years of marriage without children, the couple really wanted to have a child.
The Duke said his wife must be barren, and therefore, it is better to disperse, because the noble family does not want to waste time in vain and his land needs heirs. The woman in despair prayed to God and Mary to give her a child at all costs. Later, on an unfortunate day, she went to the forest and met a man that looked like her husband.
Without doubting anything, she agreed to move with him, but then the man suddenly turned into a rough monster. The demon told the woman that she would give birth, and when she was young, the child would be wild and aggressive. She, in horror, crossed herself, ran home and immediately asked the duke to sleep with her. And after nine months, the prediction of the monster has come true – a child of Blood Blood was born.
Today, a similar conspiracy, where the supernatural nature of a child with a mortal woman seems strange, but in the Middle Ages, it was a fairly popular motive. Perhaps the most famous character in the Middle Ages, formed by the demon as Magic Magin. In an attempt to create an Antichrist, a group of devils planned to generate a supernatural person with power that could overshadow the sacred forces … but the legendary witch from the mythology Arthurian was born.
It is worth noting that the origin of the devil in literature at that time did not necessarily be positioned as something bad. Knights and witches, who are half demons or fairies, sometimes really have negative characteristics, but in general, active heroes. The similar Merlin almost immediately abandoned his ominous origin and started using his strength in a good nominal name.
But what about Gouter? His father predicted that the child would be wild and aggressive. In fact, he slightly lowered the scale of the disaster: The future knight when he was young was extremely, cruel inhumane.
As a child, he killed his nine nurses and bit his mother's nipple, and for 15 years, he had a winding sword and went to terrorist people. The Gaughs became so angry that his father died of shame, unable to restore his son while his mother was hiding in the castle. He killed his mother, attacked priests on the road, raped the nuns and forced the monks to jump out of the rocks. Once the rivalry even burned the monastery, previously locked its residents inside.
But once, an old Earl asked why the young man performed such evil acts, and said others considered him the son of a demon. And for some reasons, it was time for Sir Gater to prevent brutality. He found his mother and discovered the truth about his father – a demon. The truth has caused him to a backlash that he intends to follow the legitimate path and atone for all the perfect sin.
After that, Gater went on a pilgrimage – to Rome. There, he met the Pope, who said that, in his repentance of his brutality, Mr. Gauce should only eat what the dogs in his teeth brought, and did not say a word, good or bad, until the sign of the word said the sin was atone.
The Devil Knight has come to another country, and at some point has found a new house in the Emperor's castle. But when the evil king decided to attack the castle, who wanted to bring his daughter as his wife, Gaauter defeated his army for three days. Finally, at the end of his journey, the knight brought the Emperor's wife into his wife, the Pope declared his sin at a redemption, and Gater's tomb became a sacred pilgrimage.
The final night of this story once again confirmed the ability to redeem the soul that existed in many medieval texts. No matter how terrible human origin may be, no matter how brutal he has committed a ransom and life is always ahead.