Bisclavret

Marie de France from an illuminated manuscript

"Bisclavret" ("The Werewolf") is one of the twelve Lais of Marie de France written in the 12th century. Originally written in French, it tells the story of a werewolf who is trapped in lupine form by the treachery of his wife. The tale shares a common ancestry with the comparable Lay of Melion,[1] and is probably referenced in Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur with the tale of Sir Marrok, who has a similar story.[2]

  1. ^ Kittredge, George (1903). Arthur and Gorlagon. Ginn & Co. pp. 173–175. Retrieved 2 Dec 2020. The impression that one gets from reading B [Bisclavret] and M [Melion] together is that they are independent redactions of the same saga, and this appears to be the view of most scholars.
  2. ^ Scudder, Vida (1917). Le Morte D'Arthur of Sir Thomas Malory & its Sources. E.P. Dutton & Co. p. 33. ISBN 9781437270334. Retrieved 1 May 2013. ...and Sir Marrok the good knight, that was betrayed by his wife, for she made him seven years a werewolf. Sir Marrok is a suggestive figure whose story, told by Marie de France, happens to be extant...

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