Sir Caradoc and Lady Guimier

Sir Caradoc and Lady Guimier
Author: Thomas Bulfinch, 1796-1867
Genre: Arthurian Legend, 6th Century
Reading Time: Approx. 10 minutes.
Audio: 10 minutes

This page includes the audio, background, and link to the text for the classic love story of Sir Caradoc and Lady Guimier from Bulfinch’s Mythology, The Age of Chivalry.

Audio

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Background

The following love story is told by Thomas Bulfinch (1796-1867) from his famous book Bulfinch’s Mythology: The Age of Chivalry or Legends of King Arthur. It is a brief but dramatic tale of Guimier’s noble risk taken for the sake of love. The story ends with a poem called “The Boy and the Mantle” which gives an account of a magical mantle (or cloak) that, when placed on ladies, will take the shape of their virtue and purity. After many embarrassing episodes for the ladies of King Arthur’s court, Lady Guimier is proven worthy of the mantle and makes her husband Sir Caradoc proud.