Klári saga
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Klári saga is one of the chivalric sagas. Ostensibly derived from a lost Latin original it became a prototype of the maiden king subgenre of chivalric sagas. The protagonist of the story, Prince Klárus of Germany, falls in love with Princess Serena of France. Against the counsel of his teacher, Perus, he asks for Serena's hand in marriage but is treated mockingly by her. Subsequent attempts are even less successful, leading to Klárus being whipped and humiliated. Eventually Klárus and Perus succeed in bewitching Serena's chief lady-in-waiting into aiding their cause and Klárus successfully beds Serena. Following this is a lengthy denouement where Perus and Klárus humiliate and abuse Serena. Finally she becomes Klárus's queen in a happy ending.
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