Big foot, nickname of the mother of Charles the Great

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Big foot, nickname of the mother of Charles the Great

Legg inn av Gjest » 16 jun 2006 11:03:38

In what work can we find that nickname ?

CE Wood

Re: Big foot, nickname of the mother of Charles the Great

Legg inn av CE Wood » 17 jun 2006 20:19:57

Found at: http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/?p=20
"Some people believe Berthe de Laon (726 to 783), the Mother of
Charlemagne, was Mother Goose. She became queen of the Francs when she
married Pépin le Bref . One of her feet was bigger than the other, and
so she was known by her subjects as "Berthe au grand pied" (in
English "big-footed Bertha"). Berthe may also be the original model
for la "Reine Pédauque" (in English "Queen Goosefoot"), a
figure of French legend, whose statue is found in front of some
churches in France."

CE Wood

keyukato@navy.plala.or.jp wrote:
> In what work can we find that nickname ?

Todd A. Farmerie

Re: Big foot, nickname of the mother of Charles the Great

Legg inn av Todd A. Farmerie » 17 jun 2006 21:11:02

CE Wood wrote:
Found at: http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/?p=20
"Some people believe Berthe de Laon (726 to 783), the Mother of
Charlemagne, was Mother Goose. She became queen of the Francs when she
married Pépin le Bref . One of her feet was bigger than the other, and
so she was known by her subjects as "Berthe au grand pied" (in
English "big-footed Bertha").

I really have my doubts how many subjects of an 8th century French queen
knew the size of her feet.

taf

Tino Rothe

Re: Big foot, nickname of the mother of Charles the Great

Legg inn av Tino Rothe » 18 jun 2006 12:06:01

See:
http://www.chanson-de-geste.com/berthe_ ... _pieds.htm

tino

"Todd A. Farmerie" schrieb:

CE Wood wrote:
Found at: http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/?p=20
"Some people believe Berthe de Laon (726 to 783), the Mother of
Charlemagne, was Mother Goose. She became queen of the Francs when she
married Pépin le Bref . One of her feet was bigger than the other, and
so she was known by her subjects as "Berthe au grand pied" (in
English "big-footed Bertha").

I really have my doubts how many subjects of an 8th century French queen
knew the size of her feet.

taf

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