Surveys the present state of scholarship on Norse-Icelandic romance and suggests scholarly desiderata. Particularly useful are an appended list of the manuscripts transmitting Norse Arthuriana and a full bibliography of editions and translations of that material. ...
Selena's World Selena's world is like a medieval fairy tale. She lives in forests and castles. Her adventures are like an animation movie. The world is stylized with beautiful landscapes. Selena is a hero for many young girls and women. Selena's Role in Stories Selena is a main character...
The last type of bookmark is the most obvious: the found object, or essentially whatever-happens-to-be-at-hand bookmark. Much in the way we might re-purpose an old shopping list or photo, medieval readers used parchment scraps, bits of string, or pieces of plants to mark their spot. ...
but it is also where we got much of our modern-day folklore. Everything from knights in shining armor, grand castles, royal courts, and even Braveheart have been used to create amazing fairy tales. Stories of Robin Hood, witches, wizards, dragon slayers and more spread like wildfire. These...
Monemvasia, one of the most picturesque cities of Greece, the traditional settlements of Mesa Mani, the lighthouse of Cape Tainaro and the wonderful atmosphere of Gythio, the exotic beaches of Elafonisos, the fishing villages of Vatika, the petrified forest of Agia Marina, and the list never ...
Disney’s Middle Ages is also deeply tied to the tradition of 19th-century fairy tales, most notably those of the Brothers Grimm (first published in 1812). These “Once upon a time” stories adopt “medieval” European characters, creatures, and the overall aesthetic: princesses wearing flowing...
This legend appears inmanyvariations,includingindependentlyfrom the entire tradition of“The Pun-ishments of theTwelve Tribes,”in fairy tales and legends from various Europeanregions,and is supposed to serveasanexplanation as to whyJews do not eatpork.RichardPaulWülker,Das Evangelium Nico...
or fairye me thoughte.I was wery of wandred and went me to resteUnder a brod bank by a bournes side.And as I lay and lenede and lookede on the Watres,I slomerede into a sleeping, it swyede so merye.Thenne gan I mete a merveillous swevene:That I was in a wilderness, wiste...