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And yet the theory fails to take account of some rather important considerations. Perhaps the strongest point made a point insisted on with great power is that of the taboo. The case of the lady of Argouges is certainly very striking, though, taken by itself, it is far from conclusive.
We are still in the middle ages at Bayeux, we believe implicitly in witches, in good omens, and in fairy rings; we are told gravely by an old inhabitant that a knight of Argouges, near Bayeux, was protected by a good fairy in his encounter with some great enemy, and we are shewn, in proof of the assertion, the family arms of the house of Argouges, with a female figure in the costume of Lady Godiva of Coventry, and the motto,
Again, the fay of Argouges disappears on the name of Death being mentioned in her presence. When she is thirsty and begs him for water, the doom is fulfilled on his bringing it to her. A similar tale may be added from Ireland, though Liebrecht does not mention it. A man who lived near Lough Sheelin, in County Meath, was annoyed by having his corn eaten night after night.
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