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"The Necklace", or sometimes "The Diamond Necklace", (French: La Parure) is a short story by Guy de Maupassant, first published on 17 February 1884 in the French newspaper Le Gaulois. [1] It is known for its twist ending , a hallmark of de Maupassant's style.
'Freyja and the Necklace', 1890. Freya, goddess of love, who wore a necklace as a sign of social status. Illustration from "Teutonic Myths and Legends" by Donald A Mackenzie, 1890. Camera manufacturer: Canon: Camera model: Canon EOS 5D: Author: James Doyle Penrose (creator);Donald Alexander Mackenzie: Exposure time: 1/4 sec (0.25) F ...
Dress-Up! Time Princess, as part of the Queen Marie story and The Affair of the Necklace mini-story (2017 game) Stealing the World's Most Expensive Necklace (2020 YouTube video) by Watcher Entertainment's Shane Madej in the Puppet History Series. In Ocean's 8, the necklace is one of the several on display in the fictional Met Gala exhibit.
The Beowulf poet is clearly referring to the legends about Theoderic the Great.The Þiðrekssaga tells that the warrior Heime (Háma in Old English) takes sides against Ermanaric ("Eormanric"), king of the Goths, and has to flee his kingdom after robbing him; later in life, Hama enters a monastery and gives them all his stolen treasure.
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Gervaise refuses and leaves. However, he comes back the next day with the necklace, claiming it is a magical necklace. The vain princess believes that Gervaise's necklace must be the source of the mysterious woman's beauty and agrees to exchange necklaces. However, as soon as her fingers wrap around the necklace, she herself becomes a bead.
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