It's about how Death "caught" a some men in the woods, then 3 people go try to find Death, but they find gold where the other men have died. They try to figure out how to split the wealth, then they get greedy and somehow they all end up dying. Basically the theme is if you search for death, you'll find it. The story was supposed to be the 1st out of 4 from some guy who owns a inn(something like that)
Anyone familiar with this poem/story?
Full Version: Medieval poem/story on death
sounds like a synthesis of the Seventh Seal and the Canterbury Tales.
QUOTE(Louis Mackey. @ Sep 24 2008, 01:36 PM) 
sounds like a synthesis of the Seventh Seal and the Canterbury Tales.
Yeah, it's from the Canterbury Tales - The Pardoner's Tale.
Really, a magnificent read.
I just read that in class last week
QUOTE(Gthmciity ∞ @ Sep 24 2008, 05:06 PM)
Yeah, it's from the Canterbury Tales - The Pardoner's Tale.
Really, a magnificent read.
Really, a magnificent read.
Bad ass, gonna have to check that out, Chaucer's the shit
QUOTE(Rip The Reaper @ Oct 3 2008, 12:50 PM)
I just read that in class last week
Werd. I read it when I was in school too.
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