![]() ![]() She built a castle in Lusignan, where she became known as a gracious ruler.Īfter years of marriage and ten, mostly deformed, children, Raymondin began to grow weary of his promise. They built the cities of Poitou and Lusignan, where Melusine became the mother of the Lusignan line. Raymondin's kingdom grew quickly in power and stature. Giving little thought to the request, they were married at once. ![]() Stays in her room all day on Sundays - this lady's just ticking through the Commandments! Like her mother, Melusine accepts the marriage proposal conditionally: Raymondin is prohibited from seeing her in her chambers on the Sabbath. Wealth, power, accidental killings - what's not to like, right? Definitely marriage material, but wait. Raymondin quickly proposes marriage to the strange forest lady. She also promises him wealth and power, as though she were a genie granting wishes. Melusine counsels him on how to explain the accidental death of his uncle. He is distressed after having accidentally killed his uncle during a boar hunt. Into Melusine's forest comes Raymondin, who is either the Count of Anjou or the Duke of Aquitaine depending on the account. Just a weird Starbucks lady living alone in the forest (drinking coffee), so what? Melusine grows to womanhood, living alone in the forest. ![]()
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