The story takes place in Britanny (sometimes referred to in the tale by its old Latin name of Armorica) and concerns the consequences of a rash promise. Dorigen is distressed, fearing that her absent husband Arviragus (or Arveragus) may be killed when he returns to Britanny as the result of his ship striking one of the many rocks that lie off the region's coast. When another man called Aurelius declares his love for Dorigen, she tells him that she will only agree to become his lover if he can remove every rock from the sea near Britanny, believing that to be impossible. However, Aurelius is able to procure the services of a magician who makes the rocks appear to vanish. When Arviragus fins out about his wife's promise, he urges her to keep her word.
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| - The story takes place in Britanny (sometimes referred to in the tale by its old Latin name of Armorica) and concerns the consequences of a rash promise. Dorigen is distressed, fearing that her absent husband Arviragus (or Arveragus) may be killed when he returns to Britanny as the result of his ship striking one of the many rocks that lie off the region's coast. When another man called Aurelius declares his love for Dorigen, she tells him that she will only agree to become his lover if he can remove every rock from the sea near Britanny, believing that to be impossible. However, Aurelius is able to procure the services of a magician who makes the rocks appear to vanish. When Arviragus fins out about his wife's promise, he urges her to keep her word.
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| - The story takes place in Britanny (sometimes referred to in the tale by its old Latin name of Armorica) and concerns the consequences of a rash promise. Dorigen is distressed, fearing that her absent husband Arviragus (or Arveragus) may be killed when he returns to Britanny as the result of his ship striking one of the many rocks that lie off the region's coast. When another man called Aurelius declares his love for Dorigen, she tells him that she will only agree to become his lover if he can remove every rock from the sea near Britanny, believing that to be impossible. However, Aurelius is able to procure the services of a magician who makes the rocks appear to vanish. When Arviragus fins out about his wife's promise, he urges her to keep her word.
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