Aliénor was the most sought after bride in all of Christendom – and not simply because she was beautiful. The eldest daughter of Duke William X of Aquitaine, she inherited his vast duchy at the age of just 15 and was crowned queen of the Franks that same year.
But love was not to be for the beautiful duchess, despite two marriages and giving birth to a total of ten children. Troubadours sang her praises and composed the first romantic love songs. Tales of King Arthur and his round table were first told in her honor. She transformed two emerging empires and made Aquitaine the most faithful continental ally to England. She was a legend in her time and ours. This is her remarkable true story.
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Midnight came. Quietly Eleanor crept from Geoffrey’s guest bedroom to her own, her face flushed from Geoffrey’s passionate lovemaking and intensity of desire that she had barely felt with Louis since their coronation celebrations. Memories of his passion filled her mind, making her dizzy. How could adultery feel so right and so good?
On the bed Louis snored, neither noticing nor caring that Eleanor had spent all evening with Geoffrey, both in public and private. Thankful for his ambivalence, she curled up on her side of the bed and went to sleep.
The next morning, Eleanor asked Louis to go hunting with her. Once more, Louis ignored her with pious excuses as to why he preferred reading, prayer, and the company of Abbot Suger over her. Disappointed but not surprised, Eleanor took Geoffrey hunting and riding instead, their successful kills celebrated in Geoffrey’s bedroom, his enthusiasm as he enjoyed her body intoxicating her as no wine ever could. Oh that Louis would want her this much!
For two weeks Eleanor lived in the paradise of adultery with Geoffrey. Then, as suddenly as the affair started, she found herself watching Geoffrey mount his horse and return to his wife and sons. Falling to her knees Eleanor wept as she had never wept in her life before.
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Already translated.
Translated by Maria Vexille
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Author review: Another great translation |
