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Myths of gods, legends of battles, and folktales of magic abound in the heroic narratives of the Middle Ages. Mythology in the Middle Ages: Heroic Tales of Monsters, Magic, and Might describes how Medieval heroes were developed from a variety of source materials: Early pagan gods become euhemerized through a Christian lens, and an older epic heroic sensibility was exchanged for a Christian typological and figural representation of saints. Most startlingly, the faces of Christian martyrs were refracted through a heroic lens in the battles between Christian standard-bearers and their opponents, who were at times explicitly described in demonic terms.

The book treats readers to a fantastic adventure as author Christopher R. Fee guides them on the trail of some of the greatest heroes of medieval literature. Discussing the meanings of medieval mythology, legend, and folklore through a wide variety of fantastic episodes, themes, and motifs, the journey takes readers across centuries and through the mythic, legendary, and folkloric imaginations of different peoples. Coverage ranges from the Atlantic and Baltic coasts of Europe, south into the Holy Roman Empire, west through the Iberian peninsula, and into North Africa. From there, it is east to Byzantium, Russia, and even the far reaches of Persia. [From the publisher]

ISBN

9780275984069

Publication Date

1-2011

Publisher

Praeger

City

Santa Barbara, CA

Department 1

English

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Attached is the introduction of Christopher Fee's book, Mythology in the Middle Ages: Heroic Tales of Monsters, Magic, and Might.

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Original version is available from the publisher at: http://www.abc-clio.com/Praeger/product.aspx?pc=D3826C

Mythology in the Middle Ages: Heroic Tales of Monsters, Magic, and Might

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