but Henry II was also married to a fabulous smart and tough lady, Kunigunde. (And when they didn't have any kids refused to do the blaming-the-woman thing but remained married and true to her.)
Yes! I have gotten there! (I'm at the end of the Ottonian season, listening to the Q&A right now.) Kunigunde is excellent, and I love that he explicitly didn't blame her (seems very rare for this era??)
So you could say that in the novel's world, he imprinted on Aspasia in the sense of valueing these qualities in a woman instead of being vexed by them/fearing them.
Oh, I love that idea!
If you ask someone to give you change, he philosophizes about the Begotten and the Unbegotten; if you inquire about the price of a loaf, you are told by way of reply that the Father is greater and the Son inferior; if you ask 'Is my bath ready?' the attendant answers that the Son was made out of nothing."
:D This is great.
If Ismail had still hung around at that point, it would not have meant good things for him, is what I'm saying.
Ohhhhh. Wow. Yeah, I... can see why she had to have him go.
Re: Eagle's Daughter
Yes! I have gotten there! (I'm at the end of the Ottonian season, listening to the Q&A right now.) Kunigunde is excellent, and I love that he explicitly didn't blame her (seems very rare for this era??)
So you could say that in the novel's world, he imprinted on Aspasia in the sense of valueing these qualities in a woman instead of being vexed by them/fearing them.
Oh, I love that idea!
If you ask someone to give you change, he philosophizes about the Begotten and the Unbegotten; if you inquire about the price of a loaf, you are told by way of reply that the Father is greater and the Son inferior; if you ask 'Is my bath ready?' the attendant answers that the Son was made out of nothing."
:D This is great.
If Ismail had still hung around at that point, it would not have meant good things for him, is what I'm saying.
Ohhhhh. Wow. Yeah, I... can see why she had to have him go.