Godiva, Lady — The wife of Earl Leofric of Mercia, and a devout and generous patron of churches and abbeys, she was Lady of Coventry in her own right. She died in 1067 and about a 100 years after her death, Roger of Wendover, a monk of St Alban s, told how… … A Dictionary of English folklore
Godiva, Lady — flourished с 1040–1080 Anglo Saxon gentlewoman famous for her legendary ride nude through Coventry, Eng. She was the wife of Leofric, earl of Mercia (d. 1057), with whom she founded a monastery at Coventry. There is no evidence connecting the… … Universalium
Godiva, Lady — (floreció 1040–1080). Dama anglosajona célebre por su legendaria cabalgata desnuda a través de Coventry, Inglaterra. Era la esposa de Leofric, conde de Mercia (m. 1057), con quien fundó un monasterio en Coventry. No existen pruebas que vinculen… … Enciclopedia Universal
Lady Godiva — Godiva Lady Godiva, par John Collier, 1898 Godiva (Lady Godiva, aussi appelée Godgifu) était une dame saxonne qui, d après la légende, a traversé nue à cheval les rues de Coventry, en Angleterre, vers l an 1000, afin de convaincre son mari de… … Wikipédia en Français
Godiva — (izg. godȃjva/ob. godȋva), Lady DEFINICIJA pov. knjiž. anglosaska plemkinja iz 11. st. čuvena po tome što je uvijena samo u svoje duge kose gola projahala kroz grad Coventry kako bi prisilila muža Leofrica da smanji namete svojim podanicima;… … Hrvatski jezični portal
Godiva — Cet article concerne la personnalité. Pour les autres significations, voir Godiva (homonymie). Lady Godiva, par John Collier, 1898 Godiva (Lady Godiva … Wikipédia en Français
Lady Godiva — Para otros usos de este término, véase Godiva. Lady Godiva, por John Collier, ca 1897. Lady Godiva (principios del siglo XI) fue una dama anglosajona, famosa por su belleza y su bondad casada con Leofric (968–1057), conde de Chester y de … Wikipedia Español
Lady Godiva — noun according to legend she rode naked through Coventry in order to persuade her husband not to tax the townspeople so heavily; the only person to look at her as she rode by was a man named Tom and Peeping Tom has become a synonym for voyeur… … Useful english dictionary
lady — ladyhood, n. ladyish, adj. ladyishly, adv. ladyishness, n. ladyless, adj. /lay dee/, n., pl. ladies, adj. n. 1. a woman who is refined, polite, and well spoken: She may be poor and have little education, but she s a real lady. 2. a woman of high… … Universalium
Lady — (Voz inglesa.) ► sustantivo femenino Título británico de honor que se da a las señoras de la nobleza. IRREG. plural ladys tb:ladi * * * lady (ingl.; pronunc. [léidi]) f. *Tratamiento dado en Inglaterra a las señoras de la nobleza. * * * lady.… … Enciclopedia Universal
