"I would do so," said Leofric, "if you would ride naked through the town on a white horse."
利奥·弗里说:“假如你赤身露体,骑白马过市,我就如你所请。”
In 1040 Leofric, Lord of Coventry, imposed a tax on the people of the town. When there was an outcry at this, his wife, Lady Godiva, besought him to remove the tax.
一〇四〇年,科芬·特里市领主利奥·弗里向市民征收新税,一时怨声载道,他妻子戈黛娃夫人请他收回成命。
Little is known of her aside from her naked ride through Coventry to obtain remission for the townspeople from the heavy taxes imposed by her husband Leofric, Earl of Mercia.