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[ For magic rings, see A. Hertel, op. cit., p. 62 f.]
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[ This "dame" was the fairy Vivian, "the lady of the lake". (F.)]
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[ A good example of the moral dilemmas in which Chrétien delights to place his characters. Under the displeasing shell of allegory and mediaeval casuistry we have here the germ of psychological analysis of motive.]
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[ The legendary origin of this ointment, named after Mary Magdelene, Mary the mother of James, and Mary Salome, is mentioned in the epic poem "Mort Aimeri de Narbonne" (ed. "Anciens Textes", p. 86). (F.)]
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[ The universities of Montpellier and of Salerno were the chief centres of medical study in the Middle Ages. Salerno is referred to in "Cligés", v. 5818.]