Mireille Calmel’s novel, “Eleanor’s bed” is a real bestseller: more than a million copies sold, translations throughout Europe, and for the anniversary of its release, 20 years later, it is a comic book and a collector’s novel that you will be able to get hold of.
Adventure, magic and history on the program, with the story of Aliénor d’Aquitaine, a beautiful young girl with a fiery temperament, who is yet to be married. We are then in Poitiers, in 1137. His dowry: the Duchy of Aquitaine, an immense territory coveted by the Order of the Temple which is just emerging, and the King of France. But Aliénor is only fifteen years old, and lives only for the song of the troubadours and the forbidden games. She does not resist the enthusiasm of Loanna de Grunwald, her lady companion, descendant of the druid Merlin and the priestess Viviane d’Avalon, who has a mission: to ensure that Aliénor marries Henri, the son of Mathilde d ‘Anjou, to become the heir to the throne of England.
For comics, Mireille Calmel associated with Pierre Legein, designer, who transcribed into drawings the images that the author had in mind. And for the collector’s version, illustrations by Pierre Legein as well, as well as cut scenes which are added to the initial novel.
In short, if you liked Mireille Calmel’s Le Lit d’Aliénor, don’t miss these two versions. They can be found at Editions XO.
Also, if you want to know more about this story, know that Mireille Calmel’s son, Anael Train, wrote him the prequel to Eleanor’s Bed: “The Oath of Jaufré”.
– XO Editions