Inclusa - Revision history

Bonsall at 10:42, 9 December 2025

2025-12-09T10:42:03Z

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			\|Has Short Description=The Imprisoned Wife
	\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Campbell (1907); Clouston (1884); Hilka (1917); Hoffman von Fallersleben (1838)		\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Campbell (1907); Clouston (1884); Hilka (1917); Hoffman von Fallersleben (1838)
	\|Has Motif=Adultery; Imprisonment; Gullible husband; Deception; Deceitful woman; Evidence; False evidence of virtue; Identity object; Ring; Marriage; Mistaken or concealed identity; Woman locked up/kept indoors; Misinterpretation; Trick in plain sight		\|Has Motif=Adultery; Imprisonment; Gullible husband; Deception; Deceitful woman; Evidence; False evidence of virtue; Identity object; Ring; Marriage; Mistaken or concealed identity; Woman locked up/kept indoors; Misinterpretation; Trick in plain sight
	\|Has Summary=~~'''The Imprisoned Wife'''~~		\|Has Summary=A lord is fiercely jealous of his wife, and locks her in a tower, permitting no man to see her and carrying the keys with him always. Far away, a knight dreams of a fair lady, and sets out to find her (in some versions, the lord's wife simultaneously dreams of the knight). He comes to the lord's tower, and sees the lady at her window, and knows it is the woman from his dreams. He bursts into a song of love, and she drops a letter to him, explaining her circumstances. The knight enters the lord's service, makes himself invaluable, and eventually builds a home next to the lady's tower - and creates a hole or tunnel through which he can enter to be with her. She gives him a ring, but when the lord sees the ring on the knight's finger, he recognises it as one he had given to his wife. That night, he asks her for it - but the knight had already returned it to her secretly, and the lord is satisfied. Then, the knight tells the lord that he must return to his own country, and that his beloved has arrived - and introduces the lord to his own wife, dressed elaborately in exotic clothes, as this foreign lady-love. The lord is suspicious at how much this woman resembles his wife, but when he returns to his wife's chambers after the meal, he once again finds her there. So when the knight prepares to depart with his 'beloved' the next day, the lord gives the woman to the knight in marriage, and they sail away; he only later discovers that his own wife has disappeared.

	A lord is fiercely jealous of his wife, and locks her in a tower, permitting no man to see her and carrying the keys with him always. Far away, a knight dreams of a fair lady, and sets out to find her (in some versions, the lord's wife simultaneously dreams of the knight). He comes to the lord's tower, and sees the lady at her window, and knows it is the woman from his dreams. He bursts into a song of love, and she drops a letter to him, explaining her circumstances. The knight enters the lord's service, makes himself invaluable, and eventually builds a home next to the lady's tower - and creates a hole or tunnel through which he can enter to be with her. She gives him a ring, but when the lord sees the ring on the knight's finger, he recognises it as one he had given to his wife. That night, he asks her for it - but the knight had already returned it to her secretly, and the lord is satisfied. Then, the knight tells the lord that he must return to his own country, and that his beloved has arrived - and introduces the lord to his own wife, dressed elaborately in exotic clothes, as this foreign lady-love. The lord is suspicious at how much this woman resembles his wife, but when he returns to his wife's chambers after the meal, he once again finds her there. So when the knight prepares to depart with his 'beloved' the next day, the lord gives the woman to the knight in marriage, and they sail away; he only later discovers that his own wife has disappeared.

Bonsall at 13:04, 24 November 2025

2025-11-24T13:04:54Z

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	\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Campbell (1907); Clouston (1884); Hilka (1917); Hoffman von Fallersleben (1838)		\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Campbell (1907); Clouston (1884); Hilka (1917); Hoffman von Fallersleben (1838)
	\|Has Motif=Adultery; Imprisonment; Gullible husband; Deception; Deceitful woman; Evidence; False evidence of virtue; Identity object; Ring; Marriage; Mistaken or concealed identity; Woman locked up/kept indoors		\|Has Motif=Adultery; Imprisonment; Gullible husband; Deception; Deceitful woman; Evidence; False evidence of virtue; Identity object; Ring; Marriage; Mistaken or concealed identity; Woman locked up/kept indoors; Misinterpretation; Trick in plain sight
	\|Has Summary='''The Imprisoned Wife'''		\|Has Summary='''The Imprisoned Wife'''

	A lord is fiercely jealous of his wife, and locks her in a tower, permitting no man to see her and carrying the keys with him always. Far away, a knight dreams of a fair lady, and sets out to find her (in some versions, the lord's wife simultaneously dreams of the knight). He comes to the lord's tower, and sees the lady at her window, and knows it is the woman from his dreams. He bursts into a song of love, and she drops a letter to him, explaining her circumstances. The knight enters the lord's service, makes himself invaluable, and eventually builds a home next to the lady's tower - and creates a hole or tunnel through which he can enter to be with her. She gives him a ring, but when the lord sees the ring on the knight's finger, he recognises it as one he had given to his wife. That night, he asks her for it - but the knight had already returned it to her secretly, and the lord is satisfied. Then, the knight tells the lord that he must return to his own country, and that his beloved has arrived - and introduces the lord to his own wife, dressed elaborately in exotic clothes, as this foreign lady-love. The lord is suspicious at how much this woman resembles his wife, but when he returns to his wife's chambers after the meal, he once again finds her there. So when the knight prepares to depart with his 'beloved' the next day, the lord gives the woman to the knight in marriage, and they sail away; he only later discovers that his own wife has disappeared.		A lord is fiercely jealous of his wife, and locks her in a tower, permitting no man to see her and carrying the keys with him always. Far away, a knight dreams of a fair lady, and sets out to find her (in some versions, the lord's wife simultaneously dreams of the knight). He comes to the lord's tower, and sees the lady at her window, and knows it is the woman from his dreams. He bursts into a song of love, and she drops a letter to him, explaining her circumstances. The knight enters the lord's service, makes himself invaluable, and eventually builds a home next to the lady's tower - and creates a hole or tunnel through which he can enter to be with her. She gives him a ring, but when the lord sees the ring on the knight's finger, he recognises it as one he had given to his wife. That night, he asks her for it - but the knight had already returned it to her secretly, and the lord is satisfied. Then, the knight tells the lord that he must return to his own country, and that his beloved has arrived - and introduces the lord to his own wife, dressed elaborately in exotic clothes, as this foreign lady-love. The lord is suspicious at how much this woman resembles his wife, but when he returns to his wife's chambers after the meal, he once again finds her there. So when the knight prepares to depart with his 'beloved' the next day, the lord gives the woman to the knight in marriage, and they sail away; he only later discovers that his own wife has disappeared.

	(From Brunner, Middle English Seven Sages)
			[From Brunner, ''Middle English Seven Sages''. Added by Jane Bonsall.]
	\|Has Note=Nishimura notes extensive motif types, analogues, and references:		\|Has Note=Nishimura notes extensive motif types, analogues, and references:

Byrne at 20:54, 10 July 2025

2025-07-10T20:54:12Z

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	\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Campbell (1907); Clouston (1884); Hilka (1917)		\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Campbell (1907); Clouston (1884); Hilka (1917); Hoffman von Fallersleben (1838)
	\|Has Motif=Adultery; Imprisonment; Gullible husband; Deception; Deceitful woman; Evidence; False evidence of virtue; Identity object; Ring; Marriage; Mistaken or concealed identity; Woman locked up/kept indoors		\|Has Motif=Adultery; Imprisonment; Gullible husband; Deception; Deceitful woman; Evidence; False evidence of virtue; Identity object; Ring; Marriage; Mistaken or concealed identity; Woman locked up/kept indoors
	\|Has Summary='''The Imprisoned Wife'''		\|Has Summary='''The Imprisoned Wife'''

Byrne at 20:03, 10 July 2025

2025-07-10T20:03:43Z

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	\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Campbell (1907); Clouston (1884)		\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Campbell (1907); Clouston (1884); Hilka (1917)
	\|Has Motif=Adultery; Imprisonment; Gullible husband; Deception; Deceitful woman; Evidence; False evidence of virtue; Identity object; Ring; Marriage; Mistaken or concealed identity; Woman locked up/kept indoors		\|Has Motif=Adultery; Imprisonment; Gullible husband; Deception; Deceitful woman; Evidence; False evidence of virtue; Identity object; Ring; Marriage; Mistaken or concealed identity; Woman locked up/kept indoors
	\|Has Summary='''The Imprisoned Wife'''		\|Has Summary='''The Imprisoned Wife'''

Bonsall at 15:15, 18 June 2025

2025-06-18T15:15:14Z

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	A lord is fiercely jealous of his wife, and locks her in a tower, permitting no man to see her and carrying the keys with him always. Far away, a knight dreams of a fair lady, and sets out to find her (in some versions, the lord's wife simultaneously dreams of the knight). He comes to the lord's tower, and sees the lady at her window, and knows it is the woman from his dreams. He bursts into a song of love, and she drops a letter to him, explaining her circumstances. The knight enters the lord's service, makes himself invaluable, and eventually builds a home next to the lady's tower - and creates a hole or tunnel through which he can enter to be with her. She gives him a ring, but when the lord sees the ring on the knight's finger, he recognises it as one he had given to his wife. That night, he asks her for it - but the knight had already returned it to her secretly, and the lord is satisfied. Then, the knight tells the lord that he must return to his own country, and that his beloved has arrived - and introduces the lord to his own wife, dressed elaborately in exotic clothes, as this foreign lady-love. The lord is suspicious at how much this woman resembles his wife, but when he returns to his wife's chambers after the meal, he once again finds her there. So when the knight prepares to depart with his 'beloved' the next day, the lord gives the woman to the knight in marriage, and they sail away; he only later discovers that his own wife has disappeared.		A lord is fiercely jealous of his wife, and locks her in a tower, permitting no man to see her and carrying the keys with him always. Far away, a knight dreams of a fair lady, and sets out to find her (in some versions, the lord's wife simultaneously dreams of the knight). He comes to the lord's tower, and sees the lady at her window, and knows it is the woman from his dreams. He bursts into a song of love, and she drops a letter to him, explaining her circumstances. The knight enters the lord's service, makes himself invaluable, and eventually builds a home next to the lady's tower - and creates a hole or tunnel through which he can enter to be with her. She gives him a ring, but when the lord sees the ring on the knight's finger, he recognises it as one he had given to his wife. That night, he asks her for it - but the knight had already returned it to her secretly, and the lord is satisfied. Then, the knight tells the lord that he must return to his own country, and that his beloved has arrived - and introduces the lord to his own wife, dressed elaborately in exotic clothes, as this foreign lady-love. The lord is suspicious at how much this woman resembles his wife, but when he returns to his wife's chambers after the meal, he once again finds her there. So when the knight prepares to depart with his 'beloved' the next day, the lord gives the woman to the knight in marriage, and they sail away; he only later discovers that his own wife has disappeared.

			(From Brunner, Middle English Seven Sages)
	\|Has Note=Nishimura notes extensive motif types, analogues, and references:		\|Has Note=Nishimura notes extensive motif types, analogues, and references:

Bonsall at 15:14, 18 June 2025

2025-06-18T15:14:27Z

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	\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Campbell (1907); Clouston (1884)		\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Campbell (1907); Clouston (1884)
	\|Has Motif=Adultery; Imprisonment; Gullible husband; Deception; Deceitful woman; Evidence; False evidence of virtue; Identity object; Ring; Marriage; Mistaken or concealed identity		\|Has Motif=Adultery; Imprisonment; Gullible husband; Deception; Deceitful woman; Evidence; False evidence of virtue; Identity object; Ring; Marriage; Mistaken or concealed identity; Woman locked up/kept indoors
	\|Has Summary='''The Imprisoned Wife'''		\|Has Summary='''The Imprisoned Wife'''

Bonsall at 16:24, 25 March 2025

2025-03-25T16:24:51Z

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	\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Campbell (1907); Clouston (1884)		\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Campbell (1907); Clouston (1884)
	\|Has Motif=Adultery; Imprisonment; Gullible husband; Deception; Deceitful woman; Evidence; False evidence of virtue; Identity object; Ring; Marriage		\|Has Motif=Adultery; Imprisonment; Gullible husband; Deception; Deceitful woman; Evidence; False evidence of virtue; Identity object; Ring; Marriage; Mistaken or concealed identity
	\|Has Summary='''The Imprisoned Wife'''		\|Has Summary='''The Imprisoned Wife'''

Bonsall at 15:48, 25 March 2025

2025-03-25T15:48:11Z

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	\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Campbell (1907); Clouston (1884)		\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Campbell (1907); Clouston (1884)
	\|Has Motif=Adultery; Imprisonment; Gullible husband; Deception; Deceitful woman; Evidence; False evidence of virtue; Identity object; Ring		\|Has Motif=Adultery; Imprisonment; Gullible husband; Deception; Deceitful woman; Evidence; False evidence of virtue; Identity object; Ring; Marriage
	\|Has Summary='''The Imprisoned Wife'''		\|Has Summary='''The Imprisoned Wife'''

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2025-03-04T19:13:11Z

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	\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Campbell (1907); Clouston (1884)		\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Campbell (1907); Clouston (1884)
	\|Has ~~Content Tag~~=Adultery; Imprisonment; Gullible husband; Deception; Deceitful woman; Evidence; False evidence of virtue; Identity object; Ring		\|Has Motif=Adultery; Imprisonment; Gullible husband; Deception; Deceitful woman; Evidence; False evidence of virtue; Identity object; Ring
	\|Has Summary='''The Imprisoned Wife'''		\|Has Summary='''The Imprisoned Wife'''

Bonsall at 16:33, 21 January 2025

2025-01-21T16:33:43Z

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	\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Campbell (1907); Clouston (1884)		\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Campbell (1907); Clouston (1884)
	\|Has Content Tag=Adultery; Imprisonment; Gullible husband; Deception; Deceitful woman; Evidence; False evidence of virtue		\|Has Content Tag=Adultery; Imprisonment; Gullible husband; Deception; Deceitful woman; Evidence; False evidence of virtue; Identity object; Ring
	\|Has Summary='''The Imprisoned Wife'''		\|Has Summary='''The Imprisoned Wife'''