Knights of the Round Table in numerous Arthurian tales (notably the Post-Vulgate Cycle), but he is most famous as the protagonist in Chrétien de Troyes' first romance, "Erec and Enide". Because of "Erec and Enide"‘s relationship to the Welsh "Geraint and Enid", Erec and Geraint are often conflated or confused. In Chrétien's story, Erec meets his future wife Enide while on a quest to defeat a knight who had mistreated one of Guinevere's servants. The two fall in love and marry, but rumors spread that Erec no longer cares for knighthood or anything else besides his domestic life. Enide cries about these rumors, causing Erec
The Farmer's Wife (comics) and typical of the many romance comic book stories to follow in the years to come, "The Farmer's Wife" is told by the female protagonist but is written by males and expresses male perspectives on female behavior, gender roles, love, sex, and marriage. The story is a cautionary morality tale that investigates the perils of female independence, celebrates domesticity, and advocates female self-sacrifice for the sake of a lasting marriage. The Farmer's Wife (comics) "The Farmer's Wife" is an 8-page comic book story by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby published in their genre-launching romance comic book, "Young Romance" in 1947.