Who sent men to castrate Abelard?
Héloïse's uncle
His own father
A king's command
Church authorities
Answer
Héloïse's uncle, Fulbert, sent men to castrate Abelard because he was outraged that Abelard had taken Héloïse as his mistress. Fulbert had arranged for Abelard to marry Héloïse, but Abelard refused. Fulbert then had Abelard castrated in order to prevent him from having any more children with Héloïse.
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