Filia

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The Daughter

A father dotes blindly upon his daughter, never disciplines her and indulges her in all things. However, when he discovers that she has fallen pregnant by a lover, he beats her soundly. Furious, his daughter conspires to have him killed, and lies to her lord, telling him that her father is a ruffian come to harrass her. The lord believes her, her father is executed, and after his death the daughter lives a life of luxury and self-indulgence.

Critical Literature
Nishimura (2001), Runte, Society of the Seven Sages Portal (2014), Runte, Wikeley, Farrell (1984), Le Roux de Lincy (1838)

Filia appears in the following versions and secondary versions
Version Original Language Branch of Tradition Adapted from French A/L Overlap Old French West L (Sept Sages de Rome) French Version A: Roman des Sept Sages L (Sept Sages de Rome) Old French West A (Seven Sages) S (Scala Coeli) Latin West (Lost) Liber de Septem Sapientibus

Filia is narrated in the following occurrences
Narrator Pages Empress Cambridge University Library MS Gg.6.28, French A/L Overlap, L (Sept Sages de Rome), Paris Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal 3516, Paris Bibliothèque nationale de France, français 95, S (Scala Coeli)

Filia appears in the following manuscripts
Manuscript Language Siglum (Version) Language Group within Version Cambridge University Library MS Gg.6.28 Old French Overlap of Versions A and L French A/L Overlap Paris Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal 3516 Old French Overlap of Versions A and L French A/L Overlap Paris Bibliothèque nationale de France, français 95 Old French Overlap of Versions A and L French A/L Overlap