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Encyclopedia > Alewyfe

An alewyfe was, during the Middle Ages, a woman who kept an ale house or a tavern. The word was first used in the 15th Century.


Alewyfe is not to be confused with alewife, a type of fish.




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Epic of Gilgamesh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1512 words)
Gilgamesh sets out to avoid Enkidu's fate and makes a perilous journey to visit Utnapishtim and his wife, the only humans to have survived the Great Flood who were granted immortality by the gods, in the hope that he too can attain immortality.
Along the way, Gilgamesh encounters the alewyfe Siduri who attempts to dissuade him from his quest.
Gilgamesh punts across the Waters of Death with Urshanabi, the ferryman, completing the journey.
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