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[highlyeccentric]

I linked yesterday to the weirdest response to my blog, ever. I emailed the woman back, and today she sent me the list of questions for 'dating advice from medievalists'. The final question is 'what is a good quote from medieval literature to use in flirting?'

What do we reckon? Best medieval flirtation quote? I mean, personally, I discovered quite by accident that being able to quote Genesis B makes me powerfully attractive, but I suspect that's a particular quirk of the medievalist I was talking to.

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[(Anonymous)]

I've found that my fiancee mostly likes anytime I speak (i.e. read) medieval languages--Old English, Old Norse, Old Irish, and a little bit of Latin. I think she likes the exotic nature of it to modern ears, but I think she also likes the sound of the poetic in it.

Still, whenever I think of flirtation and such in medieval texts, I'm always reminded of the line in Chaucer's "Miller's Tale": "'Teehee!' quod she, and clapte the windowe to" (554). I'm not sure if it's a particularly good line to use... but the teehee is amusing.

B. Hawk

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well, rolled 'r's are exceedingly sexy... i'm looking forward to the Goblin picking up a nice Old Norse reading voice this year :)

That *is* a delightful line. I should get around to reading the Tales one day...