The Lais of Marie de France
Who is The Lady of the Ancient City from The Lais of Marie de France and what is their importance?
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The Lady of the Ancient City appears in Guigemar. She is the wife of a jealous lord, the lady of the ancient city is kept locked away from the rest of the world. She is attended by her sympathetic niece and watched over by a feeble priest, so it is not difficult at first for her to conceal Guigemar in her quarters. Like many of the female characters in Marie's lays, she is trapped by a man she does not love.