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.

The event started on May 1, 1449, 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.

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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