medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Sounds suspect to me. at what
date (and where in 'Germany') is he referring to? In 12th - 13th c.
Iceland, the bride and groom had to be observed to get into the same bed
together, after which people presumably retired. On one
occasion the bride jumped out of bed when the groom got in . . .
presumably that marriage was invalid, as well as not being consumated
(which would also have made it invalid in the eyes of the church, as has I think
been pointed out).
Meg
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Hello
In his book on The Civilising Process (1994), Elias
remarks that on their wedding night the medieval bride would be
undressed by her maids and mounted “in the presence of witnesses if
the marriage was to be valid” (1994:146). He was referring to Germany
and it is not clear which class of medieval bride he is referring
to.
Was this common and does this crowded bedroom not undermine the
role of the Church - or did the Church give its blessing?
Many thanks
Steve |
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