The Consequences of Prunella’s Epiphany

This page is taken from the Great Book of the Guardians of the Cave. It depicts a dramatic episode from the well known tale of Prunella’s Epiphany. Academics have often disputed the details of the tale but Professor Anrej Zelmic of the Bardinsky Institute writes in his erudite tome ‘ Folk Tales, Their Origins and Meanings ‘ published by Etcetera Books, ‘ Prunella’s Epiphany, in this instance, represents the emancipation of all women in the medieval context, discovering as she does new found freedoms through proactive action and engagement with the morays of her culture.’*

* The inclusion of a cat and a rabbit in the illustration appears to refer to the medieval obsession with a fictional war between cats and rabbits. A full discussion of this subject can be found in Theodore J Fingles enjoyable and influential book, ‘ The Song of Hops and Whiskers’