 This tale was particular popular in chivalric romance such as "The Man of Law's Tale" and "Emaré" in England.Twenty variants are known, including those in French, Latin, German, and Spanish.It has been suggested that it is related to the story of Offa and his queen in "Beowulf", but "Beowulf" does not contain sufficient information concerning her to identify her with this tale type; Drida is described as coming to him over water because of her father, but that could mean that she was sent by him, not that she fled him.