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This book presents linguistic evidence for many aspects of pre-Christian and early medieval European culture.

While the influence of Shakespeare on Sir Walter Scott has long been recognized, the importance of medieval literature in shaping his creative imagination has n

Medieval romances with their magic fountains, brave knights, and beautiful maidens have come to stand for the Middle Ages more generally. This close connection

The popular genre of medieval romance explored in its physical, geographical, and literary contexts. The essays in this volume take a representative selection o