第四章
This fragment comprises Chapter IV’s eighth and final installment, containing two historical notes: Note E on the Siege of La Flèche and Treaty of Blanchelande, and Note F on the Marriage of Geoffrey and Matilda.…
The Siege of La Flèche and Treaty of Blanchelande
This note investigates two questionable points: the date and the geography of the siege. On the date, Orderic presents a detailed narrative linking the siege directly to the 1073…
The Marriage of Geoffrey and Matilda
This note argues that the commonly cited date of 1127 is wrong, and that the marriage actually occurred in 1128. Five strands of evidence are examined.…
第五章
This chapter introduces Geoffrey Plantagenet, eldest son of Fulk V. and Aremburg of Maine, describing him as a handsome, gifted, and scholarly youth whose very surname derived from his habit of adorning his cap with a sprig of broom (planta-genista).…
Origin and Appearance of Geoffrey Plantagenet
Geoffrey, eldest son of Fulk V. and Aremburg of Maine, inherited the finest mental and physical endowments of the Angevin house.…
Education and Early Character of Geoffrey
Beneath his winning exterior, Geoffrey possessed a considerable share of the quick wits of his race, sharpened by an unusually careful education.…
Anecdotes of Geoffrey’s Clemency and Wit
A biographer gathered many stories of Geoffrey from his intimates. His readiness to pardon the guilty was a favorite theme, though the instances reveal more vanity and chivalric d…
Geoffrey’s Lack of Steady Principle
Behind the romantic surface, Geoffrey lacked steady principle and genuine feeling. His imagination was sensitive, but his heart was cold; his impulses sprang from quick fancy rath…
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