medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> Dwyn (5th-6th cent.) Dwyn (aka Donwen, Donwenna, Dwynwen) was a Welsh
> virgin saint who settled in Anglesey. She is the Welsh patron saint of
> lovers. According to her legend, she was being pursued by a young man
> named Maelon. But in a dream, she was given a drink that cured her of
> desire and turned Maelon to ice. Then she made three requests: that Maelon
> be thawed, that all true lovers either succeed or be cured of their
> longing, and that she herself would never wish to be married.
This "three wishes" topos crops up commonly in "fairy stories", but I
was surprised to see it in relationship to a saint. Does anyone know
where this topos came from?
Cheers,
Jim Bugslag
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