Pas de la Bergère

The Pas de la Bergère ("pas of the shepherdess") was a pas d'armes organized in 1449 by René of Anjou in Tarascon, in southern France.[1]

The event started on May 1, 1449,[2] and lasted for three days. Noblemen dressed as shepherds had to defend in turns a noblewoman dressed as a shepherdess. The winner received a kiss and flowers from this woman.[3]

References

  1. ^ About King René and the Tournament Book
  2. ^ Le luxe, le vêtement et la mode a la fin du Moyen-Age (in French)
  3. ^ Zevisit - Tarascon Archived 2009-05-22 at the Wayback Machine (in French)

Further reading

  • Williams, Harry F. (1990). "Le pas de la bergère: A Critical Edition". Fifteenth Century Studies. 17: 485–513. ISSN 0164-0933. OCLC 185501046.
  • Taylor, Jane H. M. (2011). ""Une gente pastourelle": René d'Anjou, Louis de Beauvau et le Pas d'armes de la bergère". In Bouchet, Florence (ed.). René d'Anjou, écrivain et mécène (1409–1480) (in French). Turnhout: Brepols. pp. 197–208. doi:10.1484/M.TCC-EB.1.100027. ISBN 978-2503533506.
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