Helena of Pecka

CHARACTER
Helena of Pecka (385-422VC) was wife of Jan the Wise, duke of Joraje and a key influencer of romantic and chivalrous writing in the early 400s. She gave birth to future Duke Ankred of Lorenvald in 405, Duke Chenek of Lorenvald in 408 and Duchess Anna of Prodso in 410. Following her third child she developed a condition of fatigue and faintness that kept her confined to the Lorenvald castle. Between 414 and 417 she wrote a trilogy of love poems dedicated to Jan her husband. The works expanded on romantic chivalry and honour and would influence the minds of noblewomen well until the 500s.