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Sigfrido and Genoveva of Brabante. Pilar Gómez Moreno and Luzía López Royo. Medieval legend of 1256 Sigfrido went to the war leaving Genoveva to the care of his butler Golo , who tried to violate her . Sigfrido came back and Genoveva gave birth . Golo accused her of adultery .
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Sigfrido and Genoveva of Brabante Pilar Gómez Moreno and Luzía López Royo
Medieval legend of 1256 Sigfrido wenttothewarleaving Genoveva tothecare of hisbutlerGolo, whotriedtoviolateher.
Sigfrido came back and Genoveva gavebirth. Goloaccusedher of adultery. Genoveva wassentencedtodeath in theforestbutshelived in a cave with a hind.
Sigfrido wenthuntingtotheforest. He realizedthemistake he committedbyalllowingtheaccusing and tookhertohispalace. Their son “Unfortunate” inheritsthecounty.
Genoveva devotedhislifetothemost noble virtues. Aftermanyyearsshediedfor a seriousillness and thehinddiedwithher. Sigfrido build a greatmonument in Genoveva and thehind’smemory.
People of that place visittheirhermitagetoremembertheexemplarlife of Genoveva. Alot of writers and musicianshavewroteorcomposedabouttheirlovestory.