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23 N 10
MS 23 N 10, formerly Betham 145, is a late sixteenth-century Irish manuscript currently housed in the Library of the Royal Irish Academy, Dublin.
MS 23 N 10, formerly Betham 145, is a late sixteenth-century Irish manuscript currently housed in the Library of the Royal Irish Academy, Dublin.
A Dispute Between a Priest and a Knight
Disputatio inter clericum et militem (A Dispute Between a Priest and a Knight) is a dialogue, written in France between 1296 and 1303.
Disputatio inter clericum et militem (A Dispute Between a Priest and a Knight) is a dialogue, written in France between 1296 and 1303.
A Journey Beyond the Three Seas
A Journey Beyond the Three Seas is a Russian literary monument in the form of travel notes, made by a merchant from Tver Afanasiy Nikitin during his journey to India in 1466-1472.
A Journey Beyond the Three Seas is a Russian literary monument in the form of travel notes, made by a merchant from Tver Afanasiy Nikitin during his journey to India in 1466-1472.
A Proper Dialogue Between A Gentleman and a Husbandman
A proper dyaloge betwene a Gentilman and a Husbandman eche complaynynge to other their miserable calamite through the ambicion of the clergye was printed in two versions by "Hans Luft" of Antwer...
A proper dyaloge betwene a Gentilman and a Husbandman eche complaynynge to other their miserable calamite through the ambicion of the clergye was printed in two versions by "Hans Luft" of Antwer...
A theachtaire tig ón Róimh
A theachtaire tig ón Róimh is a poem "somewhat doubtfully attributed to Giolla Brighde Mac Con Midhe" The poem insists upon the need for genealogy to "preserve due class distinctions in Irish so...
A theachtaire tig ón Róimh is a poem "somewhat doubtfully attributed to Giolla Brighde Mac Con Midhe" The poem insists upon the need for genealogy to "preserve due class distinctions in Irish so...
Abckiria
Abckiria, in English "The ABC book", is the first book that was published in the Finnish language.
Abckiria, in English "The ABC book", is the first book that was published in the Finnish language.
Acallam Bec
Acallam Bec or Agallamh Bheag ("The Little Colloquy") is the title of a medieval Irish compilation of fianaigecht tales, preserved in the fifteenth-century Book of Lismore and ...
Acallam Bec or Agallamh Bheag ("The Little Colloquy") is the title of a medieval Irish compilation of fianaigecht tales, preserved in the fifteenth-century Book of Lismore and ...
Adam Pinkhurst
In 2004, Professor Linne Mooney was able to identify the scrivener who worked for 14th century poet Geoffrey Chaucer as an Adam Pinkhurst.
In 2004, Professor Linne Mooney was able to identify the scrivener who worked for 14th century poet Geoffrey Chaucer as an Adam Pinkhurst.
Adomnán
Saint Adomnán of Iona (627/8 – 704) was abbot of Iona (679–704), hagiographer, statesman and clerical lawyer; he was the author of the most important Vita of Saint Columba and promulga...
Saint Adomnán of Iona (627/8 – 704) was abbot of Iona (679–704), hagiographer, statesman and clerical lawyer; he was the author of the most important Vita of Saint Columba and promulga...
Adoro te devote
Adoro te devote is a Eucharistic hymn written by Saint Thomas Aquinas.
Adoro te devote is a Eucharistic hymn written by Saint Thomas Aquinas.
Aided Óenfhir Aífe
Aided Óenfhir Aífe (The Death of Aífe's Only Son) is a story from the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.
Aided Óenfhir Aífe (The Death of Aífe's Only Son) is a story from the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.
Ailerán
Saint Ailerán, an Irish saint, was generally known as "the Wise", and was one of the most distinguished scholars at the School of Clonard in the 7th century.
Saint Ailerán, an Irish saint, was generally known as "the Wise", and was one of the most distinguished scholars at the School of Clonard in the 7th century.
Aimirgin Glúngel tuir tend
Aimirgin Glúngel tuir tend, Middle Irish poem by Gilla in Chomded húa Cormaic.
Aimirgin Glúngel tuir tend, Middle Irish poem by Gilla in Chomded húa Cormaic.
Alexandria Codex
The Alexandria Codex of Sofia is a 15th century manuscript collection that includes the illustrated "Alexandria", the Trojan Legend, the Legend for the Indian Kingdom, and various liturgical art...
The Alexandria Codex of Sofia is a 15th century manuscript collection that includes the illustrated "Alexandria", the Trojan Legend, the Legend for the Indian Kingdom, and various liturgical art...
Alexandria of Sofia Codex
The Alexandria Codex of Sofia is a 15th century manuscript collection that includes the illustrated "Alexandria", the Trojan Legend (a story about the Trojan war), the Legend for the Indian King...
The Alexandria Codex of Sofia is a 15th century manuscript collection that includes the illustrated "Alexandria", the Trojan Legend (a story about the Trojan war), the Legend for the Indian King...
Aliscans
Aliscans is a chanson de geste of the late twelfth century.
Aliscans is a chanson de geste of the late twelfth century.
Allegory in the Middle Ages
Allegory in the Middle Ages was a vital element in the synthesis of Biblical and Classical traditions into what would become recognizable as Medieval culture.
Allegory in the Middle Ages was a vital element in the synthesis of Biblical and Classical traditions into what would become recognizable as Medieval culture.
Alliterative verse
In prosody, alliterative verse is a form of verse that uses alliteration as the principal structuring device to unify lines of poetry, as opposed to other devices such as rhyme.
In prosody, alliterative verse is a form of verse that uses alliteration as the principal structuring device to unify lines of poetry, as opposed to other devices such as rhyme.
Amarakosha
The Amarakosha (अमरकोश, IAST: ) from amara "immortal" and kosha "treasure, casket, pail, collection, dictionary", {"Sorry to differ" It is called Amarakosha since it starts with अमरानिर...
The Amarakosha (अमरकोश, IAST: ) from amara "immortal" and kosha "treasure, casket, pail, collection, dictionary", {"Sorry to differ" It is called Amarakosha since it starts with अमरानिर...
Amaru Shataka
The Amaruśataka or Amarukaśataka, authored by Amaru, is a collection of poems dated to about the 7th or 8th century.
The Amaruśataka or Amarukaśataka, authored by Amaru, is a collection of poems dated to about the 7th or 8th century.
Amis and Amiloun
Amis and Amiloun is a Middle English romance in tail rhyme from the late thirteenth century.
Amis and Amiloun is a Middle English romance in tail rhyme from the late thirteenth century.
An Leabhar Breac
(An) Leabhar Breac ("Speckled Book"), now less commonly Leabhar Mór Dúna Doighre (The Great Book of Dun Doighre") or possibly erroneously, Leabhar Breac Mic Aodhagáin ("The Speckled ...
(An) Leabhar Breac ("Speckled Book"), now less commonly Leabhar Mór Dúna Doighre (The Great Book of Dun Doighre") or possibly erroneously, Leabhar Breac Mic Aodhagáin ("The Speckled ...
An sluagh sidhe so i nEamhuin?
An sluagh sidhe so i nEamhuin? (also known as Is this a fairy host in Eamhain Mhacha?) is an Irish poem dated to the late 16th-century.
An sluagh sidhe so i nEamhuin? (also known as Is this a fairy host in Eamhain Mhacha?) is an Irish poem dated to the late 16th-century.
Anargharāghava
The Anargharāghava (Devanagari अनर्घराघव) is a dramatised retelling of the Ramayana, and one of the most challenging pieces of classical Sanskrit poetry.
The Anargharāghava (Devanagari अनर्घराघव) is a dramatised retelling of the Ramayana, and one of the most challenging pieces of classical Sanskrit poetry.
Annalista Saxo
The Annalista Saxo ("Saxon annalist") is the anonymous author of an important imperial chronicle, believed to have originated in Nienburg Abbey in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
The Annalista Saxo ("Saxon annalist") is the anonymous author of an important imperial chronicle, believed to have originated in Nienburg Abbey in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
Annla Gearra as Proibhinse Ard Macha
Annla Gearra as Proibhinse Ard Macha, aka The Short Annals of Armagh, aka British Library, Additional MS 30512, compiled c. 1460-75.
Annla Gearra as Proibhinse Ard Macha, aka The Short Annals of Armagh, aka British Library, Additional MS 30512, compiled c. 1460-75.
Aonghus Ó Dálaigh
Aonghus Ó Dálaigh, Irish poet, fl.
Aonghus Ó Dálaigh, Irish poet, fl.
Apollonius of Tyre
Apollonius of Tyre is the subject of an ancient short novella, popular during medieval times.
Apollonius of Tyre is the subject of an ancient short novella, popular during medieval times.
Arlabecca
The arlabecca was a genre of Occitan lyric poetry.
The arlabecca was a genre of Occitan lyric poetry.
Articella
The Articella is a collection of medical treatises bounded together in one volume that was used mainly as textbook and reference manual between the 13th and the 16th centuries.
The Articella is a collection of medical treatises bounded together in one volume that was used mainly as textbook and reference manual between the 13th and the 16th centuries.
Aucassin and Nicolette
Aucassin et Nicolette (12th or 13th C) is an anonymous medieval French chantefable, or combination of prose and verse (literally, a "sung story", similar to a prosimetrum).
Aucassin et Nicolette (12th or 13th C) is an anonymous medieval French chantefable, or combination of prose and verse (literally, a "sung story", similar to a prosimetrum).
Auraicept na n-Éces
Auraicept na n-Éces ("the scholars' primer") is claimed as a 7th century work of Irish grammarians, written by a scholar named Longarad.
Auraicept na n-Éces ("the scholars' primer") is claimed as a 7th century work of Irish grammarians, written by a scholar named Longarad.
Babio
Babio (De Babione) is a 12th century elegiac comedy consisting of 484 lines of elegiac distychs, probably composed in England.
Babio (De Babione) is a 12th century elegiac comedy consisting of 484 lines of elegiac distychs, probably composed in England.
Baile Chuinn Chétchathaig
Baile Chuind Chétchathaig ("The Vision of Conn of the Hundred Battles") is an Old Irish list of Kings of Tara or High Kings of Ireland which survives in two 16th century manuscripts, 23 N 10 and...
Baile Chuind Chétchathaig ("The Vision of Conn of the Hundred Battles") is an Old Irish list of Kings of Tara or High Kings of Ireland which survives in two 16th century manuscripts, 23 N 10 and...
Bandamanna saga
Bandamanna saga is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Bandamanna saga is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Banshenchas
An Banshenchas (literally "the woman lore") is a medieval text which collects brief descriptions of prominent women in Irish legend into a poetic narrative.
An Banshenchas (literally "the woman lore") is a medieval text which collects brief descriptions of prominent women in Irish legend into a poetic narrative.
Barlaam and Josaphat (book)
Barlaam and Josaphat (also called Barlaam and Ioasaph) is the title given to a large number of different books in various languages, all dealing with the lives of Saints Barlaam and Josa...
Barlaam and Josaphat (also called Barlaam and Ioasaph) is the title given to a large number of different books in various languages, all dealing with the lives of Saints Barlaam and Josa...
Basin (chanson de geste)
Basin is a chanson de geste about Charlemagne's childhood.
Basin is a chanson de geste about Charlemagne's childhood.
Bean Torrach, fa Tuar Broide
Bean Torrach, fa Tuar Broide, otherwise A Child Born in Prison is a poem by Gofraidh Fionn Ó Dálaigh.
Bean Torrach, fa Tuar Broide, otherwise A Child Born in Prison is a poem by Gofraidh Fionn Ó Dálaigh.
Beast poetry
Beast poetry, in the context of European literature and Medieval studies, refers to a corpus of poems written in Latin from the 8th to the 11th century.
Beast poetry, in the context of European literature and Medieval studies, refers to a corpus of poems written in Latin from the 8th to the 11th century.
Bec mac Dé
Bec mac Dé ("little son of god"), Irish druid, died 557.
Bec mac Dé ("little son of god"), Irish druid, died 557.
Beunans Meriasek
Beunans Meriasek is a Cornish play completed in 1504.
Beunans Meriasek is a Cornish play completed in 1504.
Bible moralisée
The Bible moralisée. is a later name for the most important example of the medieval picture bibles, called in general "biblia pauperum", to have survived.
The Bible moralisée. is a later name for the most important example of the medieval picture bibles, called in general "biblia pauperum", to have survived.
Bible translations in the Middle Ages
Bible translations in the Middle Ages were rare in contrast to Late Antiquity, when the Bibles available to most Christians were in the local vernacular.
Bible translations in the Middle Ages were rare in contrast to Late Antiquity, when the Bibles available to most Christians were in the local vernacular.
Bibliotheca universalis
Bibliotheca universalis (in four volumes, 1545–49) was the first truly comprehensive "universal" listing of all the books of the first century of printing.
Bibliotheca universalis (in four volumes, 1545–49) was the first truly comprehensive "universal" listing of all the books of the first century of printing.
Bibliothèque de l'École des Chartes
The Bibliothèque de l'École des Chartes is a journal dedicated to the study and use of medieval manuscripts.
The Bibliothèque de l'École des Chartes is a journal dedicated to the study and use of medieval manuscripts.
Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
Bjarnar saga Hítdælakappa is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Bjarnar saga Hítdælakappa is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Blancandrin
In La Chanson de Roland, Blancandrin is the instigator of the pagan plot against Roland and Charlemagne.
In La Chanson de Roland, Blancandrin is the instigator of the pagan plot against Roland and Charlemagne.
Blind Harry
Blind Harry (c. 1440–1492), also known as Harry, Hary or Henry the Minstrel, is renowned as the author of The Actes and Deidis of the Illustre and Vallyeant Campioun Schir Wi...
Blind Harry (c. 1440–1492), also known as Harry, Hary or Henry the Minstrel, is renowned as the author of The Actes and Deidis of the Illustre and Vallyeant Campioun Schir Wi...
Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 502
Oxford, Bodleian Library, Rawlinson B 502 is a medieval Irish manuscript which presently resides in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
Oxford, Bodleian Library, Rawlinson B 502 is a medieval Irish manuscript which presently resides in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
Boecis
The Boecis is an anonymous fragment written around the year 1000 in the Limousin dialect of Old Occitan, spoken in the nowadays southern France.
The Boecis is an anonymous fragment written around the year 1000 in the Limousin dialect of Old Occitan, spoken in the nowadays southern France.
Bolli Bollason
Bolli Bollason (also Bolli Bollison) was a key historical character in the Medieval Icelandic Laxdæla saga, born around 1004.
Bolli Bollason (also Bolli Bollison) was a key historical character in the Medieval Icelandic Laxdæla saga, born around 1004.
Bolli Þorleiksson
Bolli Þorleiksson (also Bolli Thorleiksson) was a key historical character in the Medieval Icelandic Laxdœla saga, which recounts the history of the People of Laxárdalur.
Bolli Þorleiksson (also Bolli Thorleiksson) was a key historical character in the Medieval Icelandic Laxdœla saga, which recounts the history of the People of Laxárdalur.
Book of Ballymote
The Book of Ballymote (Leabhar Bhaile an Mhóta, RIA MS 23 P 12, 275 foll.), named for the parish of Ballymote, County Sligo, was written in 1390 or 1391.
The Book of Ballymote (Leabhar Bhaile an Mhóta, RIA MS 23 P 12, 275 foll.), named for the parish of Ballymote, County Sligo, was written in 1390 or 1391.
Book of Chivalry
The "Book of Chivalry" (French: "Livre de chevalerie") is a book by Geoffroi de Charny around the year 1350.
The "Book of Chivalry" (French: "Livre de chevalerie") is a book by Geoffroi de Charny around the year 1350.
Book of the Knight Zifar
The Book of the Knight Zifar is the earliest fictional adventure tale in prose in the Spanish language.
The Book of the Knight Zifar is the earliest fictional adventure tale in prose in the Spanish language.
Braflang Scóine
The Braflang Scóine (English translation: "Pit-fall of Scone" or "Treachery of Scone"), is a non-extant tale of suggested 11th century Scottish origin.
The Braflang Scóine (English translation: "Pit-fall of Scone" or "Treachery of Scone"), is a non-extant tale of suggested 11th century Scottish origin.
Breton lai
A Breton lai, also known as a narrative lay or simply a lay, is a form of medieval French and English romance literature.
A Breton lai, also known as a narrative lay or simply a lay, is a form of medieval French and English romance literature.
Brian O. Murdoch
Brian O. Murdoch is Emeritus professor of German at the University of Stirling, Scotland.
Brian O. Murdoch is Emeritus professor of German at the University of Stirling, Scotland.
Brihad Bhagavatamrita
Brihad-bhagavatamrita - a sacred text for followers of Hindu tradition of Gaudiya Vaishnavism.
Brihad-bhagavatamrita - a sacred text for followers of Hindu tradition of Gaudiya Vaishnavism.
British Library, MS Egerton 1782
MS Egerton 1782 is the index title of an early sixteenth-century Irish vellum manuscript housed in the Egerton Collection of the British Library, London.
MS Egerton 1782 is the index title of an early sixteenth-century Irish vellum manuscript housed in the Egerton Collection of the British Library, London.
Buile Shuibhne
Buile Suibhne (Irish pronunciation:, The Madness of Suibhne or Suibhne's Frenzy) is the tale of Suibhne (frequently anglicised as Sweeney or Sweeny), a legendary king of Dál nAraidi in U...
Buile Suibhne (Irish pronunciation:, The Madness of Suibhne or Suibhne's Frenzy) is the tale of Suibhne (frequently anglicised as Sweeney or Sweeny), a legendary king of Dál nAraidi in U...
Buke of the Howlat
The Buke of the Howlat is a humorous poem of the Fifteenth century composed in Scots by Richard Holland.
The Buke of the Howlat is a humorous poem of the Fifteenth century composed in Scots by Richard Holland.
Buridan's bridge
Buridan's Bridge (also known as Sophism 17) is described by Jean Buridan, one of the most famous and influential philosophers of the Late Middle Ages, in his book Sophismata.
Buridan's Bridge (also known as Sophism 17) is described by Jean Buridan, one of the most famous and influential philosophers of the Late Middle Ages, in his book Sophismata.
Byzantine literature
Byzantine literature is the Greek literature of the Middle Ages, whether written in the territory of the Byzantine Empire or outside its borders.
Byzantine literature is the Greek literature of the Middle Ages, whether written in the territory of the Byzantine Empire or outside its borders.
Bárðar saga Snæfellsáss
Bárðar saga Snæfellsáss or Bárðar saga Snæfellsáss ok Gests is a late Icelandic family saga with legendary elements.
Bárðar saga Snæfellsáss or Bárðar saga Snæfellsáss ok Gests is a late Icelandic family saga with legendary elements.
Cadac-Andreas
Cadac-Andreas, Irish scholar, fl. 798 – 814.
Cadac-Andreas, Irish scholar, fl. 798 – 814.
Calandrino
Calandrino is a beloved character from Giovanni Boccaccio's the Decameron, in which he appears as a character in four stories.
Calandrino is a beloved character from Giovanni Boccaccio's the Decameron, in which he appears as a character in four stories.
Cançó de Santa Fe
The Cançó or Cançon de Santa Fe, a hagiographical poem about Saint Faith, is the earliest surviving written work in a Catalan dialect of Old Occitan.
The Cançó or Cançon de Santa Fe, a hagiographical poem about Saint Faith, is the earliest surviving written work in a Catalan dialect of Old Occitan.
Carolingian Renaissance
In the history of ideas the Carolingian Renaissance stands out as a period of intellectual and cultural revival in Europe occurring from the late eighth century, in the generation of Alcuin, to...
In the history of ideas the Carolingian Renaissance stands out as a period of intellectual and cultural revival in Europe occurring from the late eighth century, in the generation of Alcuin, to...
Cartulaire général de l'ordre des Hospitaliers
The Cartulaire général de l'ordre des Hospitaliers de Saint-Jean de Jerusalem (1100-1310) is a 4-volume set of medieval documents.
The Cartulaire général de l'ordre des Hospitaliers de Saint-Jean de Jerusalem (1100-1310) is a 4-volume set of medieval documents.
Cath Finntrágha
Cath Finntrágha (The Battle of Ventry) is an Early Modern Irish prose narrative of the Finn Cycle.
Cath Finntrágha (The Battle of Ventry) is an Early Modern Irish prose narrative of the Finn Cycle.
Cath Gabhra
Cath Gabhra (English: The Battle of Gabhair or Gowra) is a narrative of the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology.
Cath Gabhra (English: The Battle of Gabhair or Gowra) is a narrative of the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology.
Cellach húa Rúanada
Cellach húa Rúanada, Irish poet, died 1079.
Cellach húa Rúanada, Irish poet, died 1079.
Cenn Fáelad mac Ailella
Cenn Fáelad mac Ailella was an Irish scholar renowned for having his memory markedly improve, possibly becoming eidetic, after suffering a heard wound in battle.
Cenn Fáelad mac Ailella was an Irish scholar renowned for having his memory markedly improve, possibly becoming eidetic, after suffering a heard wound in battle.
Chanson d'aventure
The chanson d'aventure (Song of adventure) is a genre of medieval poetry originating in France, but which had a substantial influence on poetry in Middle English.
The chanson d'aventure (Song of adventure) is a genre of medieval poetry originating in France, but which had a substantial influence on poetry in Middle English.
Chanson de geste
The chansons de geste, Old French for "songs of heroic deeds", are the epic poems that appear at the dawn of French literature.
The chansons de geste, Old French for "songs of heroic deeds", are the epic poems that appear at the dawn of French literature.
Chronicle
Generally a chronicle is a historical account of facts and events ranged in chronological order, as in a time line.
Generally a chronicle is a historical account of facts and events ranged in chronological order, as in a time line.
Ciacco
Ciacco is one of the characters in the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri that were not yet well defined by historians.
Ciacco is one of the characters in the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri that were not yet well defined by historians.
Cináed ua hArtacáin
Cináed ua hArtacáin (died 975) was an Irish Gaelic poet.
Cináed ua hArtacáin (died 975) was an Irish Gaelic poet.
Classical tradition
The Western classical tradition is the reception of classical Greco-Roman antiquity by later cultures, especially the post-classical West, involving texts, imagery, objects, ideas, institutions,...
The Western classical tradition is the reception of classical Greco-Roman antiquity by later cultures, especially the post-classical West, involving texts, imagery, objects, ideas, institutions,...
Codex Aureus of Lorsch
The Codex Aureus of Lorsch or Lorsch Gospels is an illuminated Gospel Book written between 778 and 820, roughly coinciding with the period of Charlemagne's rule over the Frankish Empire.
The Codex Aureus of Lorsch or Lorsch Gospels is an illuminated Gospel Book written between 778 and 820, roughly coinciding with the period of Charlemagne's rule over the Frankish Empire.
Codex Regius
Cōdex Rēgius (which is Latin for "Royal Book", in Icelandic Konungsbók) (GKS 2365 4to) is an Icelandic manuscript (See also Codex) in which the Poetic Edda is preserved.
Cōdex Rēgius (which is Latin for "Royal Book", in Icelandic Konungsbók) (GKS 2365 4to) is an Icelandic manuscript (See also Codex) in which the Poetic Edda is preserved.
Coelius Sedulius
Coelius (or Caelius, both styles of praenomen of doubtful authenticity) Sedulius, was a Christian poet of the first half of the 5th century.
Coelius (or Caelius, both styles of praenomen of doubtful authenticity) Sedulius, was a Christian poet of the first half of the 5th century.
Collectio canonum Hibernensis
The Collectio canonum Hibernensis (Irish Collection of Canon law) (or CCH) is a systematic Latin collection of canon law, scriptural and patristic excerpts, and Irish synodal and peniten...
The Collectio canonum Hibernensis (Irish Collection of Canon law) (or CCH) is a systematic Latin collection of canon law, scriptural and patristic excerpts, and Irish synodal and peniten...
Commonplace book
Commonplace books (or commonplaces) were a way to compile knowledge, usually by writing information into books.
Commonplace books (or commonplaces) were a way to compile knowledge, usually by writing information into books.
Compert Con Culainn
Compert Con Culainn (The Conception of Cú Chulainn) is an early medieval Irish narrative about the conception and birth of the hero Cú Chulainn.
Compert Con Culainn (The Conception of Cú Chulainn) is an early medieval Irish narrative about the conception and birth of the hero Cú Chulainn.
Contention of the bards
The Contention of the Bards (in Irish, Iomarbhágh na bhFileadh) was a literary controversy of early 17th century Gaelic Ireland, lasting from 1616 to 1624 (probably peaking in 1617), in whic...
The Contention of the Bards (in Irish, Iomarbhágh na bhFileadh) was a literary controversy of early 17th century Gaelic Ireland, lasting from 1616 to 1624 (probably peaking in 1617), in whic...
Contra Errores Graecorum
Contra errores Graecorum, ad Urbanum IV Pontificem Maximum (Against the Errors of the Greeks, to Pope Urban IV) is a short treatise (an "opusculum") written in 1263 by Roman Catholic the...
Contra errores Graecorum, ad Urbanum IV Pontificem Maximum (Against the Errors of the Greeks, to Pope Urban IV) is a short treatise (an "opusculum") written in 1263 by Roman Catholic the...
Contra vim mortis non crescit herba in hortis
Contra vim mortis non crescit herba in hortis (or Contra vim mortis non crescit salvia in hortis, Latin: "No herb grows in the gardens against the power of death", "No sage grows i...
Contra vim mortis non crescit herba in hortis (or Contra vim mortis non crescit salvia in hortis, Latin: "No herb grows in the gardens against the power of death", "No sage grows i...
Convivio
Convivio (The Banquet) is a work written by Dante Alighieri roughly between 1304 and 1307.
Convivio (The Banquet) is a work written by Dante Alighieri roughly between 1304 and 1307.
Cormac Mac Con Midhe
Cormac Mac Con Midhe, aka Cormac mac Cearbhaill Mac Con Midhe, early Modern Irish poet, died 1627.
Cormac Mac Con Midhe, aka Cormac mac Cearbhaill Mac Con Midhe, early Modern Irish poet, died 1627.
Courtly love
Courtly love was a medieval European conception of nobly and chivalrously expressing love and admiration.
Courtly love was a medieval European conception of nobly and chivalrously expressing love and admiration.
Cressida
Cressida (also Criseida, Cresseid or Criseyde) is a character who appears in many Medieval and Renaissance retellings of the story of the Trojan War.
Cressida (also Criseida, Cresseid or Criseyde) is a character who appears in many Medieval and Renaissance retellings of the story of the Trojan War.
Cín Dromma Snechtai
Cín Dromma Snechtai or Lebor Dromma Snechtai ("book of Druimm Snechta") is a now long-lost early Irish manuscript.
Cín Dromma Snechtai or Lebor Dromma Snechtai ("book of Druimm Snechta") is a now long-lost early Irish manuscript.
Cóir Connacht ar chath Laighean
Cóir Connacht ar chath Laighean is a fourteenth century Irish poem.
Cóir Connacht ar chath Laighean is a fourteenth century Irish poem.
Dallán Forgaill
Saint Dallán Forgaill, also known as Dallán Forchella, Dallán of Cluain Dalláin, and born Eochaid Forchella, was an early Christian Irish poet, best known as the writer of the Amra Cholu...
Saint Dallán Forgaill, also known as Dallán Forchella, Dallán of Cluain Dalláin, and born Eochaid Forchella, was an early Christian Irish poet, best known as the writer of the Amra Cholu...
Dame de Gosnai
Dame de Gosnai was a woman trouvère.
Dame de Gosnai was a woman trouvère.
Daurel e Betó
Daurel e Betó (Daurel and Beton; ), Daurèl e Beton in modern Occitan, Daurel et Beton in French, is an anonymous chanson de geste in Old Occitan which full title reads Lo roman...
Daurel e Betó (Daurel and Beton; ), Daurèl e Beton in modern Occitan, Daurel et Beton in French, is an anonymous chanson de geste in Old Occitan which full title reads Lo roman...
De Casibus Virorum Illustrium
De Casibus Virorum Illustrium (On the Fates of Famous Men) is a work of 56 biographies in Latin prose composed by the Florentine poet Giovanni Boccaccio of Certaldo in the form of moral ...
De Casibus Virorum Illustrium (On the Fates of Famous Men) is a work of 56 biographies in Latin prose composed by the Florentine poet Giovanni Boccaccio of Certaldo in the form of moral ...
De divina proportione
De Divina Proportione (About the divine proportions) is a famous book on mathematics written by Luca Pacioli around 1497 in Milan.
De Divina Proportione (About the divine proportions) is a famous book on mathematics written by Luca Pacioli around 1497 in Milan.
De mulieribus claris
De mulieribus claris is a collection of biographies of historical and mythological women by the Florentine author Giovanni Boccaccio, first published in 1374.
De mulieribus claris is a collection of biographies of historical and mythological women by the Florentine author Giovanni Boccaccio, first published in 1374.
De remediis utriusque fortunae
De remediis utriusque fortunae is a collection of 253 Latin dialogues written by the humanist Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374), commonly known as Petrarch.
De remediis utriusque fortunae is a collection of 253 Latin dialogues written by the humanist Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374), commonly known as Petrarch.
De vulgari eloquentia
De vulgari eloquentia is the title of an essay by Dante Alighieri, written in Latin and initially meant to consist of four books, but abandoned in the middle of the second.
De vulgari eloquentia is the title of an essay by Dante Alighieri, written in Latin and initially meant to consist of four books, but abandoned in the middle of the second.
Defensor minor
The Defensor minor is a work by Marsilius of Padua written around 1342.
The Defensor minor is a work by Marsilius of Padua written around 1342.
Defensor pacis
The tract Defensor pacis (The Defender of Peace) laid the foundations of modern doctrines of sovereignty.
The tract Defensor pacis (The Defender of Peace) laid the foundations of modern doctrines of sovereignty.
Dia libh a laochruidh Gaoidhiol
Dia libh a laochruidh Gaoidhiol is a poem by Aonghas mac Doighre Uí Dhálaigh.
Dia libh a laochruidh Gaoidhiol is a poem by Aonghas mac Doighre Uí Dhálaigh.
Diarmuid Mac Bruideadha
Diarmuid Mac Bruideadha, Irish poet, died 1563.
Diarmuid Mac Bruideadha, Irish poet, died 1563.
Dictes and Sayings of the Philosophers
Dictes and Sayings of the Philosophers ("The Sayings of the Philosophers") is an incunabulum, or early printed book, that was printed by William Caxton and finished on November 18, 1477.
Dictes and Sayings of the Philosophers ("The Sayings of the Philosophers") is an incunabulum, or early printed book, that was printed by William Caxton and finished on November 18, 1477.
Dicuil
Dicuil, Irish monk and geographer, born in the second half of the 8th century.
Dicuil, Irish monk and geographer, born in the second half of the 8th century.
Digital Scriptorium
The Digital Scriptorium is a non-commercial online image database of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, or manuscripts made in the tradition of books before printing.
The Digital Scriptorium is a non-commercial online image database of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, or manuscripts made in the tradition of books before printing.
Dindsenchas
Dindsenchas (also dindshenchas, dinnsheanchas, other spellings; Old/Middle Irish "tradition or lore of places"; the modern Irish word dinnseanchas means "topography") is a class ...
Dindsenchas (also dindshenchas, dinnsheanchas, other spellings; Old/Middle Irish "tradition or lore of places"; the modern Irish word dinnseanchas means "topography") is a class ...
Distichs of Cato
The Distichs of Cato (Latin: Catonis Disticha, most famously known simply as Cato), is a Latin collection of proverbial wisdom and morality by an unknown author named Dionysius Ca...
The Distichs of Cato (Latin: Catonis Disticha, most famously known simply as Cato), is a Latin collection of proverbial wisdom and morality by an unknown author named Dionysius Ca...
Diu Crône
Diu Crône (The Crown) is a Middle High German Arthurian poem of about 30,000 lines, dating from around the 1220s and attributed to Heinrich von dem Türlin.
Diu Crône (The Crown) is a Middle High German Arthurian poem of about 30,000 lines, dating from around the 1220s and attributed to Heinrich von dem Türlin.
Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy is an epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321.
The Divine Comedy is an epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321.
Divya Prabandha
The Nalayira Divya Prabandham (நாலாயிர திவ்ய பிரபந்தம்) is a collection of 4,000 Tamil verses (Naalayira in Tamil means 'four thousand') composed before 8th century AD, by the 12 Alvars, and wa...
The Nalayira Divya Prabandham (நாலாயிர திவ்ய பிரபந்தம்) is a collection of 4,000 Tamil verses (Naalayira in Tamil means 'four thousand') composed before 8th century AD, by the 12 Alvars, and wa...
Domnall mac Brian Ó hÚigínn
Domnall mac Brian Ó hÚigínn, an Irish poet, died 1502.
Domnall mac Brian Ó hÚigínn, an Irish poet, died 1502.
Domnei
Domnei or donnoi is an Old Provençal term meaning the attitude of chivalrous devotion of a knight to his Lady, which was mainly a non-physical and non-marital relationship.
Domnei or donnoi is an Old Provençal term meaning the attitude of chivalrous devotion of a knight to his Lady, which was mainly a non-physical and non-marital relationship.
Donnchadh Mór Ó Dálaigh
Donnchadh Mór Ó Dálaigh was a celebrated Irish poet who died in 1244.
Donnchadh Mór Ó Dálaigh was a celebrated Irish poet who died in 1244.
Droplaugarsona saga
Droplaugarsona saga is one of the Icelanders' sagas, probably written in the early 15th century.
Droplaugarsona saga is one of the Icelanders' sagas, probably written in the early 15th century.
Dubgaill and Finngaill
Dubgaill and Finngaill, or Dubgenti and Finngenti, are Middle Irish terms used to denote different rival groups of Vikings in Ireland and Britain.
Dubgaill and Finngaill, or Dubgenti and Finngenti, are Middle Irish terms used to denote different rival groups of Vikings in Ireland and Britain.
Dubthach maccu Lugair
Dubthach maccu Lugair (fifth century), is a legendary Irish poet and lawyer who supposedly lived at the time of St Patrick's mission in Ireland and in the reign of Lóegaire mac Néill, high-king ...
Dubthach maccu Lugair (fifth century), is a legendary Irish poet and lawyer who supposedly lived at the time of St Patrick's mission in Ireland and in the reign of Lóegaire mac Néill, high-king ...
Duodecim abusivis saeculi
De duodecim abusivis saeculi "On the Twelve Abuses of the World" is a treatise on social and political morality written by an anonymous Irish author between 630 and 700.
De duodecim abusivis saeculi "On the Twelve Abuses of the World" is a treatise on social and political morality written by an anonymous Irish author between 630 and 700.
Early English Text Society
The Early English Text Society is an organization to reprint early English texts, especially those only available in manuscript.
The Early English Text Society is an organization to reprint early English texts, especially those only available in manuscript.
Echtra
An Echtra or Echtrae (pl.
An Echtra or Echtrae (pl.
Edda
The term Edda applies to the Old Norse Poetic Edda and Prose Edda, both of which were written down in Iceland during the 13th century in Icelandic, although they contain material from ea...
The term Edda applies to the Old Norse Poetic Edda and Prose Edda, both of which were written down in Iceland during the 13th century in Icelandic, although they contain material from ea...
Egerton 1782
MS Egerton 1782 is the index title of an early sixteenth-century Irish vellum manuscript housed in the Egerton collection of the British Library, London.
MS Egerton 1782 is the index title of an early sixteenth-century Irish vellum manuscript housed in the Egerton collection of the British Library, London.
English words first attested in Chaucer
English words first attested in Chaucer are a set of about two thousand English words that Geoffrey Chaucer is credited as being the first use found today in existing manuscripts.
English words first attested in Chaucer are a set of about two thousand English words that Geoffrey Chaucer is credited as being the first use found today in existing manuscripts.
Erotemata Civas Questiones
The Erotemata are the first printed basic Greek grammar in use in Western Europe, written by Manuel Chrysoloras who was a pioneer is spreading Greek literature in Western Europe.
The Erotemata are the first printed basic Greek grammar in use in Western Europe, written by Manuel Chrysoloras who was a pioneer is spreading Greek literature in Western Europe.
Ezzolied
The Ezzolied, or Anegenge, is an old German poem written by Ezzo, a scholar of Bamberg.
The Ezzolied, or Anegenge, is an old German poem written by Ezzo, a scholar of Bamberg.
Falnama
Falnama refers to the book of omens used in the ancient Islamic world to aid in predicting the future.
Falnama refers to the book of omens used in the ancient Islamic world to aid in predicting the future.
Fearghal Óg Mac an Bhaird
Fearghal Óg Mac an Bhaird, Gaelic-Irish bardic poet, born by 1550, died after 1616.
Fearghal Óg Mac an Bhaird, Gaelic-Irish bardic poet, born by 1550, died after 1616.
Fenian Cycle
The Fenian Cycle (; an Fhiannaíocht), also referred to as the Ossianic Cycle after its narrator Oisín, is a body of prose and verse centering on the exploits of the mythical hero Fionn ma...
The Fenian Cycle (; an Fhiannaíocht), also referred to as the Ossianic Cycle after its narrator Oisín, is a body of prose and verse centering on the exploits of the mythical hero Fionn ma...
Fianshruth
The title Fianṡruth (Find) refers to two alphabetically arranged Middle Irish lists of names associated with the Finn Cycle, preserved only in the Yellow Book of Lecan and probably datable t...
The title Fianṡruth (Find) refers to two alphabetically arranged Middle Irish lists of names associated with the Finn Cycle, preserved only in the Yellow Book of Lecan and probably datable t...
Finghin O Mathghamhna
Finghin Ó Mathghamhna (died 1496) was an Irish clan leader and literary scribe.
Finghin Ó Mathghamhna (died 1496) was an Irish clan leader and literary scribe.
Finnboga saga ramma
Finnboga saga ramma is an Icelandic saga that tells about the life and growing up of Finnbogi hinn rammi.
Finnboga saga ramma is an Icelandic saga that tells about the life and growing up of Finnbogi hinn rammi.
Flann Mainistrech
Flann Mainistrech (died 25 November 1056) was an Irish poet and historian.
Flann Mainistrech (died 25 November 1056) was an Irish poet and historian.
Fled Bricrenn
Fled Bricrenn is a story from the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.
Fled Bricrenn is a story from the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.
Fleury Playbook
The Fleury Playbook is a medieval collection of Latin biblical dramas dating from around 1200 AD. It was included in a composite volume of sermons, biblical texts, liturgical dramas, and hym...
The Fleury Playbook is a medieval collection of Latin biblical dramas dating from around 1200 AD. It was included in a composite volume of sermons, biblical texts, liturgical dramas, and hym...
Floris and Blancheflour
Floris and Blancheflour is the name of a popular romantic story that was told in the Middle Ages in many different vernacular languages and versions.
Floris and Blancheflour is the name of a popular romantic story that was told in the Middle Ages in many different vernacular languages and versions.
Flóamanna saga
Flóamanna saga is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Flóamanna saga is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Foraire Uladh ar Aodh
Foraire Uladh ar Aodh is an Irish poem by Maol Sheachluinn na n-Uirsgéal Ó hUiginn.
Foraire Uladh ar Aodh is an Irish poem by Maol Sheachluinn na n-Uirsgéal Ó hUiginn.
Garel
Garel von dem blühenden Tal (Garel of the Flowering Valley) is a medieval Arthurian romance composed by Der Pleier around 1230-40.
Garel von dem blühenden Tal (Garel of the Flowering Valley) is a medieval Arthurian romance composed by Der Pleier around 1230-40.
Gautier le Leu
Gautier le Leu (born 1210?), sometimes referred to as Gautier le Long, was a French minstrel who wrote in the middle of the 13th century.
Gautier le Leu (born 1210?), sometimes referred to as Gautier le Long, was a French minstrel who wrote in the middle of the 13th century.
Gautreks saga
Gautreks saga (Gautrek's Saga) is a Scandinavian legendary saga put to text towards the end of the 13th century which survives only in much later manuscripts.
Gautreks saga (Gautrek's Saga) is a Scandinavian legendary saga put to text towards the end of the 13th century which survives only in much later manuscripts.
Genealogia Deorum Gentilium
Genealogia deorum gentilium, known in English as On the Genealogy of the Gods of the Gentiles, is a mythography or encyclopedic compilation of the tangled family relationships of t...
Genealogia deorum gentilium, known in English as On the Genealogy of the Gods of the Gentiles, is a mythography or encyclopedic compilation of the tangled family relationships of t...
Gesta Treverorum
The Gesta Treverorum (Deeds of the Treveri) is a collection of histories, legends, wars, records of the Archbishops of Trier, writings of the Popes, and other records that were collected by ...
The Gesta Treverorum (Deeds of the Treveri) is a collection of histories, legends, wars, records of the Archbishops of Trier, writings of the Popes, and other records that were collected by ...
Gilla in Chomded húa Cormaic
Gilla in Chomded húa Cormaic, Gaelic-Irish poet, fl.
Gilla in Chomded húa Cormaic, Gaelic-Irish poet, fl.
Giolla Brighde Mac Con Midhe
Giolla Brighde Mac Con Midhe, ?1210-?1272, Irish poet.
Giolla Brighde Mac Con Midhe, ?1210-?1272, Irish poet.
Giolla Íosa Mór Mac Fir Bhisigh
Gilla Íosa Mor mac Donnchadh MacFhirbhisigh (fl.
Gilla Íosa Mor mac Donnchadh MacFhirbhisigh (fl.
Gjúki
Gjúki (also Gebicca, Gifica, Gibica, Gebicar, Gibicho or Gippich) was the King of the Burgundians in the late 4th century until his death in or around 407.
Gjúki (also Gebicca, Gifica, Gibica, Gebicar, Gibicho or Gippich) was the King of the Burgundians in the late 4th century until his death in or around 407.
Glenmasan manuscript
The Glenmasan manuscript is a 15th-century Scottish vellum manuscript in the National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh, where it is catalogued as Adv.
The Glenmasan manuscript is a 15th-century Scottish vellum manuscript in the National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh, where it is catalogued as Adv.
Gnomic poetry
Gnomic poetry consists of sententious maxims put into verse to aid the memory.
Gnomic poetry consists of sententious maxims put into verse to aid the memory.
Gofraidh Fionn Ó Dálaigh
Gofraidh Fionn Ó Dálaigh (died 1387) was an Irish poet and Chief Ollam of Ireland.
Gofraidh Fionn Ó Dálaigh (died 1387) was an Irish poet and Chief Ollam of Ireland.
Golden Legend
The Golden Legend (Latin: Legenda aurea or Legenda sanctorum) is a collection of hagiographies by Jacobus de Voragine that became a late medieval bestseller.
The Golden Legend (Latin: Legenda aurea or Legenda sanctorum) is a collection of hagiographies by Jacobus de Voragine that became a late medieval bestseller.
Goliard
The Goliards were a group of clergy who wrote bibulous, satirical Latin poetry in the 12th and 13th centuries.
The Goliards were a group of clergy who wrote bibulous, satirical Latin poetry in the 12th and 13th centuries.
Gormonda de Monpeslier
Na Gormonda de Monpeslier or Montpelher (fl.
Na Gormonda de Monpeslier or Montpelher (fl.
Great Book of Lecan
The Book of Lecan is a medieval Irish manuscript written between 1397 and 1418.
The Book of Lecan is a medieval Irish manuscript written between 1397 and 1418.
Guillaume de Palerme
Guillaume de Palerme ("William of Palerne") is a French romance poem, which has been translated into English.
Guillaume de Palerme ("William of Palerne") is a French romance poem, which has been translated into English.
Gul-e-Bakavali
For information on the nocturnal flower Gul-e-Bakawali, refer Epiphyllum oxypetalum.
For information on the nocturnal flower Gul-e-Bakawali, refer Epiphyllum oxypetalum.
Gull-Þóris saga
Gull-Þóris saga is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Gull-Þóris saga is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Gunnars saga Keldugnúpsfífls
Gunnars saga Keldugnúpsfífls is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Gunnars saga Keldugnúpsfífls is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Hallfreðar saga
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds is one of the Icelanders' sagas.
Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds is one of the Icelanders' sagas.
Hamsa-Sandesha
Hamsa-Sandesha (Sanskrit: हंससन्देश; IAST: ) or "The message of the Swan" is a Sanskrit love poem written by Vedanta Desika in the 13th century AD. A short lyric poem of 110 verses, it des...
Hamsa-Sandesha (Sanskrit: हंससन्देश; IAST: ) or "The message of the Swan" is a Sanskrit love poem written by Vedanta Desika in the 13th century AD. A short lyric poem of 110 verses, it des...
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja or Harðar saga og Hólmverja is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja or Harðar saga og Hólmverja is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Herla
Herla or Herla King is a legendary leader of the German mythic Wild Hunt and the name from which the French term, Herlequin may have been derived.
Herla or Herla King is a legendary leader of the German mythic Wild Hunt and the name from which the French term, Herlequin may have been derived.
Herr Mannelig
Herr Mannelig (also known as Herr Mannerlig) is a medieval style Swedish ballad that tells the story of a female mountain troll who proposes marriage to a knight.
Herr Mannelig (also known as Herr Mannerlig) is a medieval style Swedish ballad that tells the story of a female mountain troll who proposes marriage to a knight.
Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks
Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks is a legendary saga from the 13th century combining matter from several older sagas.
Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks is a legendary saga from the 13th century combining matter from several older sagas.
Herzog Ernst
Herzog Ernst is a German epic from the early high Middle Ages (c.
Herzog Ernst is a German epic from the early high Middle Ages (c.
Hexameron
The term Hexameron refers either to the genre of theological treatise that describes God's work on the six days of creation or to the six days of creation themselves.
The term Hexameron refers either to the genre of theological treatise that describes God's work on the six days of creation or to the six days of creation themselves.
Hibernicus exul
Hibernicus exul (Latin for "Hibernian exile") is the name given to an anonymous Hiberno-Latin poet of the Carolingian Renaissance who lived and wrote in Francia.
Hibernicus exul (Latin for "Hibernian exile") is the name given to an anonymous Hiberno-Latin poet of the Carolingian Renaissance who lived and wrote in Francia.
Hic Mulier
"Hic Mulier" is the name of a pamphlet published in 1620 in England that condemned transvestitism.
"Hic Mulier" is the name of a pamphlet published in 1620 in England that condemned transvestitism.
Historia Calamitatum
Historia Calamitatum (A history of my calamities), also known as Abaelardi ad Amicum Suum Consolatoria, is an autobiographical work in Latin by Peter Abelard, one of medieval France's most i...
Historia Calamitatum (A history of my calamities), also known as Abaelardi ad Amicum Suum Consolatoria, is an autobiographical work in Latin by Peter Abelard, one of medieval France's most i...
Historiae animalium (Gesner)
Historiae animalium published at Zurich in 1551-58 and 1587, is an encyclopedic work of "an inventory of renaissance zoology" by Conrad Gesner, a doctor and professor at the Carolinum, the p...
Historiae animalium published at Zurich in 1551-58 and 1587, is an encyclopedic work of "an inventory of renaissance zoology" by Conrad Gesner, a doctor and professor at the Carolinum, the p...
Historians in mediaeval Britain
Historians in mediaeval Britain helped to lay the groundwork for modern historical historiography, providing vital accounts of the early history of England, Wales and Normandy, its cultures, and...
Historians in mediaeval Britain helped to lay the groundwork for modern historical historiography, providing vital accounts of the early history of England, Wales and Normandy, its cultures, and...
Historians of England in the Middle Ages
Historians of England in the Middle Ages helped to lay the groundwork for modern historical historiography, providing vital accounts of the early history of England, Wales and Normandy, its cult...
Historians of England in the Middle Ages helped to lay the groundwork for modern historical historiography, providing vital accounts of the early history of England, Wales and Normandy, its cult...
History of Armenia (Movses Khorenatsi)
The History of Armenia (Պատմություն Հայոց, Hayots Patmut'yun) attributed to Moses Khorenatsi is an early account of Armenia, covering the mythological origins of the Armenian people as...
The History of Armenia (Պատմություն Հայոց, Hayots Patmut'yun) attributed to Moses Khorenatsi is an early account of Armenia, covering the mythological origins of the Armenian people as...
Hrana saga hrings
Hrana saga hrings is one of the sagas of Icelanders, existing only in manuscripts from the nineteenth century.
Hrana saga hrings is one of the sagas of Icelanders, existing only in manuscripts from the nineteenth century.
Hrólfr Kraki
Hrólfr Kraki, Hroðulf, Rolfo, Roluo, Rolf Krage was a legendary Danish king who appears in both Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian tradition.
Hrólfr Kraki, Hroðulf, Rolfo, Roluo, Rolf Krage was a legendary Danish king who appears in both Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian tradition.
Hrólfs saga kraka
Hrólfs saga kraka, the Saga of King Hrolf kraki, is a late legendary saga on the adventures of Hrólfr Kraki and his clan, the Skjöldungs.
Hrólfs saga kraka, the Saga of King Hrolf kraki, is a late legendary saga on the adventures of Hrólfr Kraki and his clan, the Skjöldungs.
Huolongjing
The Huolongjing (; Wade-Giles: Huo Lung Ching; rendered by its translator into English as Fire Drake Manual; in modern English, Fire Dragon Manual) is a 14th ce...
The Huolongjing (; Wade-Giles: Huo Lung Ching; rendered by its translator into English as Fire Drake Manual; in modern English, Fire Dragon Manual) is a 14th ce...
Hávarðar saga Ísfirðings
Hávarðar saga Ísfirðings is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Hávarðar saga Ísfirðings is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Hænsna-Þóris saga
Hænsna-Þóris saga is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Hænsna-Þóris saga is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Il Cantilena
Il Cantilena is the oldest known literary text in the Maltese language.
Il Cantilena is the oldest known literary text in the Maltese language.
Il Filostrato
Il Filostrato is a poem by the Italian writer Giovanni Boccaccio, and the inspiration for Geoffrey Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde and, through Chaucer, the Shakespeare play Troilus an...
Il Filostrato is a poem by the Italian writer Giovanni Boccaccio, and the inspiration for Geoffrey Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde and, through Chaucer, the Shakespeare play Troilus an...
Indiculus superstitionum et paganiarum
The Indiculus superstitionum et paganiarum is a Latin collection of capitularies identifying and condemning superstitious and pagan beliefs among the Saxons during the time of their subjugat...
The Indiculus superstitionum et paganiarum is a Latin collection of capitularies identifying and condemning superstitious and pagan beliefs among the Saxons during the time of their subjugat...
Irish Texts Society
The Irish Texts Society (Irish: Cumann na Scríbheann nGaedhilge) was founded in 1898 to promote the study of Irish literature.
The Irish Texts Society (Irish: Cumann na Scríbheann nGaedhilge) was founded in 1898 to promote the study of Irish literature.
Is trúag in ces i mbiam
Is trúag in ces i mbiam ... is the first line and title of a poem which survives on two sixteenth-century vellum manuscripts, and one on paper from the second decade of the seventeenth.
Is trúag in ces i mbiam ... is the first line and title of a poem which survives on two sixteenth-century vellum manuscripts, and one on paper from the second decade of the seventeenth.
Is é mo shámud re mnái
Is é mo shámud re mnái or Advice to lovers is a poem by the Middle Irish era poet, Scandlán Mór.
Is é mo shámud re mnái or Advice to lovers is a poem by the Middle Irish era poet, Scandlán Mór.
Itinerarium Burdigalense
The Itinerarium Burdigalense ("the Bordeaux itinerary", also known as the Itinerarium Hierosolymitanum, "the Jerusalem inventory") is the oldest known Christian itinerarium, written by a...
The Itinerarium Burdigalense ("the Bordeaux itinerary", also known as the Itinerarium Hierosolymitanum, "the Jerusalem inventory") is the oldest known Christian itinerarium, written by a...
Jofroi of Waterford
Jofroi of Waterford, French translator, fl.
Jofroi of Waterford, French translator, fl.
Johannes Scotus Eriugena
Johannes Scotus Eriugena (c. 815 – c. 877) was an Irish theologian, Neoplatonist philosopher, and poet.
Johannes Scotus Eriugena (c. 815 – c. 877) was an Irish theologian, Neoplatonist philosopher, and poet.
John Barbour (poet)
John Barbour (c.1320 – 13 March 1395), was a Scottish poet and the first major named literary figure to write in Scots.
John Barbour (c.1320 – 13 March 1395), was a Scottish poet and the first major named literary figure to write in Scots.
Joseph Scottus
Joseph or Josephus Scottus (died between 791 and 804), called the Deacon, was an Irish scholar, diplomat, poet, and ecclesiastic, a minor figure in the Carolingian Renaissance.
Joseph or Josephus Scottus (died between 791 and 804), called the Deacon, was an Irish scholar, diplomat, poet, and ecclesiastic, a minor figure in the Carolingian Renaissance.
Játvarðar Saga
The Játvarðar Saga (in full Saga Játvarðar konungs hins helga), is an Icelandic saga about the life of Edward the Confessor, King of England (1042–1066).
The Játvarðar Saga (in full Saga Játvarðar konungs hins helga), is an Icelandic saga about the life of Edward the Confessor, King of England (1042–1066).
Jómsvíkinga saga
The Jómsvíkinga saga relates of the founding of Jomsborg by Palnatoke, and of the famous Viking brotherhood of the Jomsvikings.
The Jómsvíkinga saga relates of the founding of Jomsborg by Palnatoke, and of the famous Viking brotherhood of the Jomsvikings.
Jómsvíkingadrápa
Jómsvikingadrápa is a skaldic poem by Bjarni Kolbeinsson (d.
Jómsvikingadrápa is a skaldic poem by Bjarni Kolbeinsson (d.
Kenning
A kenning (Old Norse: kenning, Modern Icelandic pronunciation: ) is a type of literary trope, specifically circumlocution, in the form of a compound (usually two words, often hyphenated) tha...
A kenning (Old Norse: kenning, Modern Icelandic pronunciation: ) is a type of literary trope, specifically circumlocution, in the form of a compound (usually two words, often hyphenated) tha...
Key of Solomon
The Key of Solomon (in Latin Clavis Salomonis or Clavicula Salomonis, Hebrew Mafteah Shelomoh (מפתח שלמה)), is a grimoire, or book on magic incorrectly attributed...
The Key of Solomon (in Latin Clavis Salomonis or Clavicula Salomonis, Hebrew Mafteah Shelomoh (מפתח שלמה)), is a grimoire, or book on magic incorrectly attributed...
Kievan Synopsis
Synopsis, also known as the Kyivan Synopsis (Київський Синопсис}}) is a historical work, first published in Kiev in 1674.
Synopsis, also known as the Kyivan Synopsis (Київський Синопсис}}) is a historical work, first published in Kiev in 1674.
Kjalnesinga saga
Kjalnesinga saga is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Kjalnesinga saga is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Knight of the Swan
The story of the Knight of the Swan, or Swan Knight, is a medieval tale about a mysterious rescuer who comes in a swan-drawn boat to defend a damsel, his only condition being that he must ...
The story of the Knight of the Swan, or Swan Knight, is a medieval tale about a mysterious rescuer who comes in a swan-drawn boat to defend a damsel, his only condition being that he must ...
Knittelvers
Knittelvers or Knittel, is a kind of Germanic verse meter which originated in Germany during the Middle Ages.
Knittelvers or Knittel, is a kind of Germanic verse meter which originated in Germany during the Middle Ages.
Konungs skuggsjá
Konungs skuggsjá is a Norwegian educational text from around 1250, an example of speculum literature that deals with politics and morality.
Konungs skuggsjá is a Norwegian educational text from around 1250, an example of speculum literature that deals with politics and morality.
Kormáks saga
Kormáks saga is one of the Icelanders' sagas.
Kormáks saga is one of the Icelanders' sagas.
Króka-Refs saga
Króka-Refs saga or the Saga of Ref ('Fox') the Sly is one of the Icelanders' sagas.
Króka-Refs saga or the Saga of Ref ('Fox') the Sly is one of the Icelanders' sagas.
La Belle Dame sans Mercy
Assumed to have been written in 1422, La Belle Dame sans Mercy is a French poem on courtly love written by Alain Chartier.
Assumed to have been written in 1422, La Belle Dame sans Mercy is a French poem on courtly love written by Alain Chartier.
La nobla leyczon
La nobla leyczon, La nòbla leiçon in modern Occitan, The Noble Lesson in English, is an anonymous text written in Old Occitan.
La nobla leyczon, La nòbla leiçon in modern Occitan, The Noble Lesson in English, is an anonymous text written in Old Occitan.
La Vita Nuova
La Vita Nuova or Vita Nova (The New Life) is a text written by Dante Alighieri in 1295.
La Vita Nuova or Vita Nova (The New Life) is a text written by Dante Alighieri in 1295.
Laidcenn mac Bairchid
Laidcenn mac Bairchid, or Laidcenn mac Bairceda, is said to have been an early Irish language poet, whose floruit, if he existed, may have fallen in the middle of the 5th century.
Laidcenn mac Bairchid, or Laidcenn mac Bairceda, is said to have been an early Irish language poet, whose floruit, if he existed, may have fallen in the middle of the 5th century.
Lanzelet
Lanzelet is a medieval romance written by Ulrich von Zatzikhoven after 1194.
Lanzelet is a medieval romance written by Ulrich von Zatzikhoven after 1194.
Las, qu'i non sun sparvir, astur
Las, qu'i non sun sparvir, astur ("Oh, to be a sparrow-hawk, a goshawk!"; ) is the incipit of an anonymous Old Occitan cobla (single stanza poem).
Las, qu'i non sun sparvir, astur ("Oh, to be a sparrow-hawk, a goshawk!"; ) is the incipit of an anonymous Old Occitan cobla (single stanza poem).
Lauda Sion
Lauda Sion Salvatorem is a sequence prescribed for the Roman Catholic Mass of Corpus Christi.
Lauda Sion Salvatorem is a sequence prescribed for the Roman Catholic Mass of Corpus Christi.
Laxdæla saga
Laxdæla saga; also Laxdœla saga, Laxdoela saga, Laxdaela saga, or The Saga of the People of Laxárdalr is one of the Icelanders' sagas.
Laxdæla saga; also Laxdœla saga, Laxdoela saga, Laxdaela saga, or The Saga of the People of Laxárdalr is one of the Icelanders' sagas.
Laxdœla saga
Laxdœla saga is one of the Icelanders' sagas.
Laxdœla saga is one of the Icelanders' sagas.
Le dís cuirthear clú Laighean
Le dís cuirthear clú Laighean is a poem found only in the Tinnakill Duanaire on folio 34r.
Le dís cuirthear clú Laighean is a poem found only in the Tinnakill Duanaire on folio 34r.
Le Garçon et l'aveugle
Le Garçon et l'aveugle (The Boy and the Blind Man) is the name of a 13th century French play; considered the oldest surviving French literature farce, it is by an anonymous author.
Le Garçon et l'aveugle (The Boy and the Blind Man) is the name of a 13th century French play; considered the oldest surviving French literature farce, it is by an anonymous author.
Le Morte d'Arthur
Le Morte d'Arthur is a compilation by Sir Thomas Malory of Romance tales about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, and the Knights of the Round Table.
Le Morte d'Arthur is a compilation by Sir Thomas Malory of Romance tales about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, and the Knights of the Round Table.
Le Rime
Le Rime are a group of lyric poems by Dante Alighieri written throughout his life and based on the poet's varied existential and stylistic experiences.
Le Rime are a group of lyric poems by Dante Alighieri written throughout his life and based on the poet's varied existential and stylistic experiences.
Lebor Gabála Érenn
Lebor Gabála Érenn (The Book of the Taking of Ireland) is the Middle Irish title of a loose collection of poems and prose narratives recounting the mythical origins and history of the Ir...
Lebor Gabála Érenn (The Book of the Taking of Ireland) is the Middle Irish title of a loose collection of poems and prose narratives recounting the mythical origins and history of the Ir...
Lebor na hUidre
Lebor na hUidre or the Book of the Dun Cow is an Irish vellum manuscript dating to the 12th century.
Lebor na hUidre or the Book of the Dun Cow is an Irish vellum manuscript dating to the 12th century.
Legend of the Purgatory of St. Patrick
L'Espurgatoire Seint Patriz or The Legend of the Purgatory of Saint Patrick is a 12th century poem by Marie de France.
L'Espurgatoire Seint Patriz or The Legend of the Purgatory of Saint Patrick is a 12th century poem by Marie de France.
Leges inter Brettos et Scottos
The Leges inter Brettos et Scottos or Laws of the Brets and Scots was a legal codification under David I of Scotland (reigned 1124 – 1153).
The Leges inter Brettos et Scottos or Laws of the Brets and Scots was a legal codification under David I of Scotland (reigned 1124 – 1153).
Leggenda di Messer Gianni di Procida
The Leggenda di Messer Gianni di Procida ("Legend of Mister John of Procida") is a short medieval Tuscan history of the Sicilian Vespers, synoptic with another early Tuscan account, the Li...
The Leggenda di Messer Gianni di Procida ("Legend of Mister John of Procida") is a short medieval Tuscan history of the Sicilian Vespers, synoptic with another early Tuscan account, the Li...
Liamuin
Liamuin, Forcarthain of the sods, Miannach, Trustiu of the broad roads; are notable places known by various designations with their four fair names.
Liamuin, Forcarthain of the sods, Miannach, Trustiu of the broad roads; are notable places known by various designations with their four fair names.
Libeaus Desconus
Libeaus Desconus is a 14th century Middle English version of the popular "Fair Unknown" story.
Libeaus Desconus is a 14th century Middle English version of the popular "Fair Unknown" story.
Liber Jani de Procida et Palialoco
The Liber Jani de Procida et Palialoco ("Book of John of Procida and Palaeologus") is a medieval Tuscan history of the Sicilian Vespers.
The Liber Jani de Procida et Palialoco ("Book of John of Procida and Palaeologus") is a medieval Tuscan history of the Sicilian Vespers.
Libro de Alexandre
The Libro de Alexandre is a medieval Spanish epic poem about Alexander the Great written between 1178 and c. 1250 in the mester de clerecía.
The Libro de Alexandre is a medieval Spanish epic poem about Alexander the Great written between 1178 and c. 1250 in the mester de clerecía.
Life of Alexander Nevsky
"Life of Alexander Nevsky" (Житие Александра Невского in Russian, or Zhitiye Aleksandra Nevskogo), a Russian literary monument of the late 13th early 14th centuries.
"Life of Alexander Nevsky" (Житие Александра Невского in Russian, or Zhitiye Aleksandra Nevskogo), a Russian literary monument of the late 13th early 14th centuries.
Life of Alexander Nevsky (illuminated manuscript)
"Life of Alexander Nevsky" (Житие Александра Невского; Zhitiye Aleksandra Nevskogo) is a Russian illuminated manuscript of the late 16th century (1560-1570).
"Life of Alexander Nevsky" (Житие Александра Невского; Zhitiye Aleksandra Nevskogo) is a Russian illuminated manuscript of the late 16th century (1560-1570).
Lingua Ignota
A Lingua Ignota was described by the 12th century abbess of Rupertsberg, Hildegard of Bingen, who apparently used it for mystical purposes.
A Lingua Ignota was described by the 12th century abbess of Rupertsberg, Hildegard of Bingen, who apparently used it for mystical purposes.
Ljósvetninga saga
Ljósvetninga saga is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Ljósvetninga saga is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Loathly lady
The loathly lady is a common literary device used in medieval literature, most famously in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Wife of Bath's Tale.
The loathly lady is a common literary device used in medieval literature, most famously in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Wife of Bath's Tale.
Lochlann
Lochlann (earlier Laithlind) is a geographical region in Classical Gaelic literature and in the history of Early Medieval Ireland.
Lochlann (earlier Laithlind) is a geographical region in Classical Gaelic literature and in the history of Early Medieval Ireland.
Locus amoenus
Latin for "pleasant place", locus amoenus is a literary term which generally refers to an idealized place of safety or comfort.
Latin for "pleasant place", locus amoenus is a literary term which generally refers to an idealized place of safety or comfort.
Luccreth moccu Chiara
Luccreth moccu Chíara (floruit c. 665 AD) was a poet from County Kerry, Ireland who wrote in archaic Old Irish.
Luccreth moccu Chíara (floruit c. 665 AD) was a poet from County Kerry, Ireland who wrote in archaic Old Irish.
Ludus de Antichristo
The Ludus de Antichristo is a liturgical drama from the 12th century whose original author is unknown.
The Ludus de Antichristo is a liturgical drama from the 12th century whose original author is unknown.
Macaire
Macaire is a common name for a 12th century French chanson de geste, named for one of its main characters.
Macaire is a common name for a 12th century French chanson de geste, named for one of its main characters.
Madura Vijayam
Madura Vijayam (Sanskrit: मधुरा विजयं) also spelled as Madhura Vijayam is a 14th century C.E Sanskrit poem written by the poetess Gangadevi.
Madura Vijayam (Sanskrit: मधुरा विजयं) also spelled as Madhura Vijayam is a 14th century C.E Sanskrit poem written by the poetess Gangadevi.
Mael Ísu Ua Brolcháin
Mael Ísu Ua Brolcháin, died 1086.
Mael Ísu Ua Brolcháin, died 1086.
Malebolge
In Dante Alighieri's Inferno, part of the Divine Comedy, Malebolge is the eighth circle of Hell.
In Dante Alighieri's Inferno, part of the Divine Comedy, Malebolge is the eighth circle of Hell.
Maleperduis
Maleperduis (; Maupertuis; Malepartus; Maupertuus; ), also spelled Malperdy, is Reynard the Fox's principal hideaway in the medieval tales of this figure of legend.
Maleperduis (; Maupertuis; Malepartus; Maupertuus; ), also spelled Malperdy, is Reynard the Fox's principal hideaway in the medieval tales of this figure of legend.
Mandgelis Document
The Mandgelis Document or Mandgelis Letter was a letter in Hebrew dated AM 4746 (985–986).
The Mandgelis Document or Mandgelis Letter was a letter in Hebrew dated AM 4746 (985–986).
Maoilin Mac Bruideadha
Maoilin Mac Bruideadha, Irish poet, died 1582.
Maoilin Mac Bruideadha, Irish poet, died 1582.
Maoilin Óg Mac Bruideadha
Maoilin Óg Mac Bruideadha, Irish poet and man of letters, died 1602.
Maoilin Óg Mac Bruideadha, Irish poet and man of letters, died 1602.
Maqama
Maqāma (literally "assemblies") are an (originally) Arabic literary genre of rhymed prose with intervals of poetry in which rhetorical extravagance is conspicuous.
Maqāma (literally "assemblies") are an (originally) Arabic literary genre of rhymed prose with intervals of poetry in which rhetorical extravagance is conspicuous.
Matter of Britain
The Matter of Britain is a name given collectively to the body of literature and legendary material associated with Great Britain and its legendary kings, particularly King Arthur.
The Matter of Britain is a name given collectively to the body of literature and legendary material associated with Great Britain and its legendary kings, particularly King Arthur.
Matter of France
The Matter of France, also known as the Carolingian cycle, is a body of literature and legendary material associated with the history of France, in particular involving Charlemagne and his...
The Matter of France, also known as the Carolingian cycle, is a body of literature and legendary material associated with the history of France, in particular involving Charlemagne and his...
Matter of Rome
According to the medieval poet Jean Bodel, the Matter of Rome was the literary cycle made up of Greek and Roman mythology, together with episodes from the history of classical antiquity, focusin...
According to the medieval poet Jean Bodel, the Matter of Rome was the literary cycle made up of Greek and Roman mythology, together with episodes from the history of classical antiquity, focusin...
Medieval Chronicle Society
The Medieval Chronicle Society is an international and interdisciplinary organization founded to facilitate the work of scholars interested in medieval annals and chronicles, or more generally m...
The Medieval Chronicle Society is an international and interdisciplinary organization founded to facilitate the work of scholars interested in medieval annals and chronicles, or more generally m...
Medieval literature
Medieval literature is a broad subject, encompassing essentially all written works available in Europe and beyond during the Middle Ages (encompassing the one thousand years from the fall of the...
Medieval literature is a broad subject, encompassing essentially all written works available in Europe and beyond during the Middle Ages (encompassing the one thousand years from the fall of the...
Medieval poetry
Because most of what we have was written down by clerics, much of extant medieval poetry is religious.
Because most of what we have was written down by clerics, much of extant medieval poetry is religious.
Medieval popular Bible
The Medieval popular Bible is a term used especially in literary studies, but also in art history and other disciplines, to encompass the wide variety of presentations of Biblical material in me...
The Medieval popular Bible is a term used especially in literary studies, but also in art history and other disciplines, to encompass the wide variety of presentations of Biblical material in me...
Medieval theatre
Medieval theatre refers to the theatre of Europe between the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century A.D. and the beginning of the Renaissance in approximately the 15th century A.D. ...
Medieval theatre refers to the theatre of Europe between the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century A.D. and the beginning of the Renaissance in approximately the 15th century A.D. ...
Meditatioun In Wyntir
Meditatioun In Wyntir is a contemplative poem in Scots by William Dunbar.
Meditatioun In Wyntir is a contemplative poem in Scots by William Dunbar.
Mesca Ulad
Mesca Ulad (English: The Intoxication of the Ulaid; the Ulstermen) is a narrative from the Ulster Cycle preserved in the 12th century manuscripts the Book of Leinster and in the Lebor na...
Mesca Ulad (English: The Intoxication of the Ulaid; the Ulstermen) is a narrative from the Ulster Cycle preserved in the 12th century manuscripts the Book of Leinster and in the Lebor na...
Mester de clerecía
Mester de Clerecía ("Ministry of Clergy") is a Castilian literature genre that can be understood as an opposition and surpassing of Mester de Juglaría.
Mester de Clerecía ("Ministry of Clergy") is a Castilian literature genre that can be understood as an opposition and surpassing of Mester de Juglaría.
Mester de Juglaría
Mester de juglaría ("Ministry of jongleury") is a Castilian-language literature genre from the 12th and 13th centuries, transmitted orally by "juglares" who made their living by telling and sing...
Mester de juglaría ("Ministry of jongleury") is a Castilian-language literature genre from the 12th and 13th centuries, transmitted orally by "juglares" who made their living by telling and sing...
Middle English literature
The term Middle English literature refers to the literature written in the form of the English language known as Middle English, from the 12th century until the 1470s, when the Chancery Standard...
The term Middle English literature refers to the literature written in the form of the English language known as Middle English, from the 12th century until the 1470s, when the Chancery Standard...
Middle English Lyric
Middle English Lyric is a genre of English Literature, popular in the 14th Century, that is characterized by its brevity and emotional expression.
Middle English Lyric is a genre of English Literature, popular in the 14th Century, that is characterized by its brevity and emotional expression.
Minhaj us Sawi
Al-Minhaj us-Sawi min-al-Hadith-in-Nabawi is a Hadith compendium compiled by Tahir ul-Qadri.
Al-Minhaj us-Sawi min-al-Hadith-in-Nabawi is a Hadith compendium compiled by Tahir ul-Qadri.
Minnesang
Minnesang was the tradition of lyric and song writing in Germany which flourished in the 12th century and continued into the 14th century.
Minnesang was the tradition of lyric and song writing in Germany which flourished in the 12th century and continued into the 14th century.
Mirrors for princes
The mirrors for princes refer to a genre – in the loose sense of the word – of political writing during the Early Middle Ages, Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
The mirrors for princes refer to a genre – in the loose sense of the word – of political writing during the Early Middle Ages, Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
Miscellanea Historica Hibernica
Miscellanea Historica Hibernica, also known as MS G1, is a manuscript miscellany, a miniature vellum commonplace book.
Miscellanea Historica Hibernica, also known as MS G1, is a manuscript miscellany, a miniature vellum commonplace book.
Modistae
The Modistae (also called Modists or speculative grammarians) were the members of a school of grammarian philosophy known as Modism, active in northern France, Germany, Britain...
The Modistae (also called Modists or speculative grammarians) were the members of a school of grammarian philosophy known as Modism, active in northern France, Germany, Britain...
Mort le Roi Artu
The Lancelot-Grail, also known as the Prose Lancelot, the Vulgate Cycle, or the Pseudo-Map Cycle, is a major source of Arthurian legend written in French.
The Lancelot-Grail, also known as the Prose Lancelot, the Vulgate Cycle, or the Pseudo-Map Cycle, is a major source of Arthurian legend written in French.
Moses of Chorene
Moses of Chorene, also Moses of Khoren, Moses Chorenensis, or Movses Khorenatsi (Մովսես Խորենացի,, also written Movsēs Xorenac‘i, Movses Khorenats'i, scholars have arg...
Moses of Chorene, also Moses of Khoren, Moses Chorenensis, or Movses Khorenatsi (Մովսես Խորենացի,, also written Movsēs Xorenac‘i, Movses Khorenats'i, scholars have arg...
Muireadhach Albanach
Muireadhach Albanach Ó Dálaigh ("Murdoch the Scotsman") was a Gaelic poet and crusader and member of the Ó Dálaigh bardic family.
Muireadhach Albanach Ó Dálaigh ("Murdoch the Scotsman") was a Gaelic poet and crusader and member of the Ó Dálaigh bardic family.
Mum and the Sothsegger
Mum and the Sothsegger is an anonymous English fifteenth century alliterative poem, written during the "Alliterative Revival."
Mum and the Sothsegger is an anonymous English fifteenth century alliterative poem, written during the "Alliterative Revival."
Mystery play
Mystery plays and Miracle plays (which are two different things) are among the earliest formally developed plays in medieval Europe.
Mystery plays and Miracle plays (which are two different things) are among the earliest formally developed plays in medieval Europe.
Máel Muire mac Céilechair
Máel Muire ("servant of Mary") mac Céilechair (died 1106) was an Irish cleric of the monastery of Clonmacnoise, County Offaly, and one of the principal scribes of the manuscript Lebor na...
Máel Muire ("servant of Mary") mac Céilechair (died 1106) was an Irish cleric of the monastery of Clonmacnoise, County Offaly, and one of the principal scribes of the manuscript Lebor na...
Möðruvallabók
Möðruvallabók or AM 132 fol is an Icelandic manuscript from the mid-14th century, inscribed on vellum.
Möðruvallabók or AM 132 fol is an Icelandic manuscript from the mid-14th century, inscribed on vellum.
Norrœna Society
The Norrœna Society was the imprint of a private publishing venture that between 1905 and 1911 produced multi-volume sets of reprints of classic 19th-century editions, mostly translations, of Ol...
The Norrœna Society was the imprint of a private publishing venture that between 1905 and 1911 produced multi-volume sets of reprints of classic 19th-century editions, mostly translations, of Ol...
Of Ane Blak-Moir
Of Ane Blak-Moir is a short comic poem in Scots by William Dunbar (born 1459 or 1460).
Of Ane Blak-Moir is a short comic poem in Scots by William Dunbar (born 1459 or 1460).
On His Heid-Ake
On His Heid-Ake, also referred to as The Headache and My Heid Did Yak Yesternicht, is a poem in Scots by William Dunbar composed at an unknown date.
On His Heid-Ake, also referred to as The Headache and My Heid Did Yak Yesternicht, is a poem in Scots by William Dunbar composed at an unknown date.
Orkneyinga saga
The Orkneyinga saga is a historical narrative of the history of the Orkney Islands, from their capture by the Norwegian king in the ninth century onwards until about 1200.
The Orkneyinga saga is a historical narrative of the history of the Orkney Islands, from their capture by the Norwegian king in the ninth century onwards until about 1200.
Otto IV, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal
Otto IV, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal, nicknamed Otto with the arrow was the Margrave of Brandenburg from the House of Ascania from 1266 until his death.
Otto IV, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal, nicknamed Otto with the arrow was the Margrave of Brandenburg from the House of Ascania from 1266 until his death.
Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society
The Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society, also known as PPTS, provides a collection of medieval documents, primarily chronicles of individual pilgrims such as during the Crusades.
The Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society, also known as PPTS, provides a collection of medieval documents, primarily chronicles of individual pilgrims such as during the Crusades.
Pancharātra
Pancharātra is a Sanskrit drama written by Bhasa.
Pancharātra is a Sanskrit drama written by Bhasa.
Pange Lingua Gloriosi Corporis Mysterium
Pange Lingua Gloriosi Corporis Mysterium is a hymn written by St Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) for the Feast of Corpus Christi (now called the Solemnity of the Holy Body and Blood of Christ).
Pange Lingua Gloriosi Corporis Mysterium is a hymn written by St Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) for the Feast of Corpus Christi (now called the Solemnity of the Holy Body and Blood of Christ).
Pangur Bán
"Pangur Bán" is an Old Irish poem, written about the 9th century at or around Reichenau Abbey.
"Pangur Bán" is an Old Irish poem, written about the 9th century at or around Reichenau Abbey.
Paphnutius (play)
Paphnutius or The Conversion of the Harlot Thaïs is a play by Hrotsvitha of Gandersheim about the relationship between Saint Thaïs and Paphnutius, the hermit who converted her to C...
Paphnutius or The Conversion of the Harlot Thaïs is a play by Hrotsvitha of Gandersheim about the relationship between Saint Thaïs and Paphnutius, the hermit who converted her to C...
Paradiso (Dante)
Paradiso is the third and final part of Dante's Divine Comedy, following the Inferno and the Purgatorio.
Paradiso is the third and final part of Dante's Divine Comedy, following the Inferno and the Purgatorio.
Parlement of Foules
The "Parlement of Foules" (also known as the "Parliament of Fowls", "Parlement of Briddes", "Assembly of Fowls", "Assemble of Foules", or "The Parliament of Birds") is a poem by Geoffrey Chaucer...
The "Parlement of Foules" (also known as the "Parliament of Fowls", "Parlement of Briddes", "Assembly of Fowls", "Assemble of Foules", or "The Parliament of Birds") is a poem by Geoffrey Chaucer...
Partonopeus de Blois
Partonopeus de Blois is an Old French romance written in the 13th century, named for its hero.
Partonopeus de Blois is an Old French romance written in the 13th century, named for its hero.
Parzival
Parzival is a major medieval German romance by the poet Wolfram von Eschenbach, in the Middle High German language.
Parzival is a major medieval German romance by the poet Wolfram von Eschenbach, in the Middle High German language.
Pastoral Care
Liber Regulae Pastoralis or Regula Pastoralis is a treatise on the responsibilities of the clergy written by Pope Gregory I around the year 590, shortly after his papal inauguration.
Liber Regulae Pastoralis or Regula Pastoralis is a treatise on the responsibilities of the clergy written by Pope Gregory I around the year 590, shortly after his papal inauguration.
Perceforest
The prose romance of Perceforest with lyrical interludes of poetry, in six books, appears to have been composed in French in the Low Countries between 1330 and 1344.
The prose romance of Perceforest with lyrical interludes of poetry, in six books, appears to have been composed in French in the Low Countries between 1330 and 1344.
Percy Society
The Percy Society was a British book-club.
The Percy Society was a British book-club.
Perlesvaus
Perlesvaus, also called Li Hauz Livres du Graal (The High History of the Holy Grail), is an Old French Arthurian romance dating to the first decade of the 13th century.
Perlesvaus, also called Li Hauz Livres du Graal (The High History of the Holy Grail), is an Old French Arthurian romance dating to the first decade of the 13th century.
Petrus de Ibernia
Petrus de Ibernia, also known as Peter of Ireland, writer and lecturer, fl.
Petrus de Ibernia, also known as Peter of Ireland, writer and lecturer, fl.
Physiologist (Russian literature)
Originally, Physiologist was an ancient collection of stories about nature, which probably appeared in Alexandria in 200 - 300 A.D. The ancient Russian Physiologist (Физиолог) in its 15th-ce...
Originally, Physiologist was an ancient collection of stories about nature, which probably appeared in Alexandria in 200 - 300 A.D. The ancient Russian Physiologist (Физиолог) in its 15th-ce...
Pictish Chronicle
The Pictish Chronicle is a name often given by historians to a list of the kings of the Picts beginning many thousand years before history was recorded in Pictavia and ending after Pictavia ...
The Pictish Chronicle is a name often given by historians to a list of the kings of the Picts beginning many thousand years before history was recorded in Pictavia and ending after Pictavia ...
Pierce the Ploughman's Crede
"Pierce the Ploughman's Crede" is a medieval alliterative poem of 855 lines, savagely lampooning the four orders of friars.
"Pierce the Ploughman's Crede" is a medieval alliterative poem of 855 lines, savagely lampooning the four orders of friars.
Piers Plowman tradition
The Piers Plowman tradition is made up of about 14 different poetic and prose works from about the time of John Ball (d.1381) and the Peasants Revolt of 1381 through the reign of Elizabeth I and...
The Piers Plowman tradition is made up of about 14 different poetic and prose works from about the time of John Ball (d.1381) and the Peasants Revolt of 1381 through the reign of Elizabeth I and...
Planctus
A planctus ("plaint") is a lament or dirge, a song or poem expressing grief or mourning.
A planctus ("plaint") is a lament or dirge, a song or poem expressing grief or mourning.
Poetic Edda
The Poetic Edda is a collection of Old Norse poems primarily preserved in the Icelandic mediaeval manuscript Codex Regius.
The Poetic Edda is a collection of Old Norse poems primarily preserved in the Icelandic mediaeval manuscript Codex Regius.
Poppleton manuscript
The Poppleton Manuscript is the name given to the fourteenth century codex likely compiled by Robert of Poppleton, a Carmelite friar who was the Prior of Hulne, near Alnwick.
The Poppleton Manuscript is the name given to the fourteenth century codex likely compiled by Robert of Poppleton, a Carmelite friar who was the Prior of Hulne, near Alnwick.
Praying of Daniel the Immured
"Praying of Daniel the Immured", is a Russian literary monument of the 13th century.
"Praying of Daniel the Immured", is a Russian literary monument of the 13th century.
Prayojana
Prayojana - Sanskrit term, which denotes the ultimate goal or object of attainment.
Prayojana - Sanskrit term, which denotes the ultimate goal or object of attainment.
Prebiarum de multorum exemplaribus
The Prebiarum de multorum exemplaribus is a Hiberno-Latin interrogatory florilegium of the mid-8th century, written as a dialogue in a series of 93 short questions and answers.
The Prebiarum de multorum exemplaribus is a Hiberno-Latin interrogatory florilegium of the mid-8th century, written as a dialogue in a series of 93 short questions and answers.
Prologue (Prose Edda)
The Prologue is the first section of four books of the Prose Edda, and consists of a euhemerized account of the origins of Norse mythology: the Norse gods are described descended from the T...
The Prologue is the first section of four books of the Prose Edda, and consists of a euhemerized account of the origins of Norse mythology: the Norse gods are described descended from the T...
Prologue and Tale of Beryn
The Prologue and Tale of Beryn are spurious 15th century additions to Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.
The Prologue and Tale of Beryn are spurious 15th century additions to Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.
Prose Edda
The Prose Edda, also known as the Younger Edda, Snorri's Edda (Snorra Edda) or simply Edda, is an Icelandic collection of four sections interspersed with ...
The Prose Edda, also known as the Younger Edda, Snorri's Edda (Snorra Edda) or simply Edda, is an Icelandic collection of four sections interspersed with ...
Psalter (Bamberg, Staatsbibliothek, MS A. I. 14)
Bamberg, Staatsbibliothek, MS A. I. 14 is an early 10th century Psalter made for Salomo III, the Abbot of St. Gall in 909.
Bamberg, Staatsbibliothek, MS A. I. 14 is an early 10th century Psalter made for Salomo III, the Abbot of St. Gall in 909.
Psychomachia
The Psychomachia by the Late Antique Latin poet Prudentius is probably the first and most influential "pure" medieval allegory, the first in a long tradition of works as diverse as the Rom...
The Psychomachia by the Late Antique Latin poet Prudentius is probably the first and most influential "pure" medieval allegory, the first in a long tradition of works as diverse as the Rom...
Purgatorio
Purgatorio is the second part of Dante's Divine Comedy, following the Inferno, and preceding the Paradiso.
Purgatorio is the second part of Dante's Divine Comedy, following the Inferno, and preceding the Paradiso.
Queste del Saint Graal
The Lancelot-Grail, also known as the Prose Lancelot, the Vulgate Cycle, or the Pseudo-Map Cycle, is a major source of Arthurian legend written in French.
The Lancelot-Grail, also known as the Prose Lancelot, the Vulgate Cycle, or the Pseudo-Map Cycle, is a major source of Arthurian legend written in French.
Quhy Sowld Nocht Allane Honorit Be
Quhy Sowld Nocht Allane Honorit Be is an anonymous allegorical poem of the fifteenth or sixteenth century written in Scots.
Quhy Sowld Nocht Allane Honorit Be is an anonymous allegorical poem of the fifteenth or sixteenth century written in Scots.
Qur'an
The Qur’an ( ; القرآن ',, literally “the recitation”) is the religious text of Islam, also sometimes transliterated as Quran, Kuran, Koran, Qur’ān, Coran o...
The Qur’an ( ; القرآن ',, literally “the recitation”) is the religious text of Islam, also sometimes transliterated as Quran, Kuran, Koran, Qur’ān, Coran o...
Quran
The Qur’an ( ; القرآن ',, literally “the recitation”) is the religious text of Islam, also sometimes transliterated as Quran, Kuran, Koran, Qur’ān, Coran o...
The Qur’an ( ; القرآن ',, literally “the recitation”) is the religious text of Islam, also sometimes transliterated as Quran, Kuran, Koran, Qur’ān, Coran o...
Raoul de Cambrai
Raoul de Cambrai is a 12th -13th century French epic poem concerning the eponymous hero's battles to take possession of his fief and of the repercussions from these battles.
Raoul de Cambrai is a 12th -13th century French epic poem concerning the eponymous hero's battles to take possession of his fief and of the repercussions from these battles.
Rawlinson B 502
Oxford, Bodleian Library, Rawlinson B 502 is a medieval Irish manuscript which presently resides in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
Oxford, Bodleian Library, Rawlinson B 502 is a medieval Irish manuscript which presently resides in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
Rechtgal úa Síadail
Rechtgal ua Siadail, Gaelic-Irish poet, fl.
Rechtgal ua Siadail, Gaelic-Irish poet, fl.
Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye
Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye or Recueil des Histoires de Troye, is a French courtly romance written by Raoul Lefevre, chaplain to Philip III, Duke of Burgundy.
Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye or Recueil des Histoires de Troye, is a French courtly romance written by Raoul Lefevre, chaplain to Philip III, Duke of Burgundy.
Reichenau Primer
The Reichenau Primer (Reichenauer Schulheft) is an early 9th century manuscript of 8 folia kept in the St. Paul abbey library in Lavanttal, Carinthia (Stift St. Paul Cod.
The Reichenau Primer (Reichenauer Schulheft) is an early 9th century manuscript of 8 folia kept in the St. Paul abbey library in Lavanttal, Carinthia (Stift St. Paul Cod.
Remonstrance to the King
Remonstrance to the King is a Scots poem of William Dunbar composed in the early sixteenth century.
Remonstrance to the King is a Scots poem of William Dunbar composed in the early sixteenth century.
Revue de l'Orient Latin
The Revue de l'Orient latin is a 12-volume set of medieval documents which was published from 1893-1911.
The Revue de l'Orient latin is a 12-volume set of medieval documents which was published from 1893-1911.
Reykdæla saga ok Víga-Skútu
Reykdæla saga ok Víga-Skútu or Reykdæla saga og Víga-Skútu is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Reykdæla saga ok Víga-Skútu or Reykdæla saga og Víga-Skútu is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Reynard cycle
The Reynard cycle is a literary cycle of allegorical French, Dutch, English, and German fables largely concerned with Reynard, an anthropomorphic red fox and trickster figure.
The Reynard cycle is a literary cycle of allegorical French, Dutch, English, and German fables largely concerned with Reynard, an anthropomorphic red fox and trickster figure.
Richard the Redeless
Mum and the Sothsegger is a medieval English poem.
Mum and the Sothsegger is a medieval English poem.
Roman de Fauvel
The Roman de Fauvel, translated as The Story of the Fawn-Colored Beast, is a 14th century French poem accredited to French royal clerk Gervais du Bus, though probably best known for its ...
The Roman de Fauvel, translated as The Story of the Fawn-Colored Beast, is a 14th century French poem accredited to French royal clerk Gervais du Bus, though probably best known for its ...
Roman de Fergus
The Roman de Fergus is an Arthurian romance written in Old French probably at the very beginning of the 13th century, by a very well educated author who named himself Guillaume li Clers (Wil...
The Roman de Fergus is an Arthurian romance written in Old French probably at the very beginning of the 13th century, by a very well educated author who named himself Guillaume li Clers (Wil...
Roman de la Rose
The Roman de la rose is a medieval French poem styled as an allegorical dream vision.
The Roman de la rose is a medieval French poem styled as an allegorical dream vision.
Roman van Ferguut
The Roman van Ferguut (Romance of Fergus) is a 13th century Arthurian romance written in what is now called Middle Dutch (historically classified as Low
German).
The Roman van Ferguut (Romance of Fergus) is a 13th century Arthurian romance written in what is now called Middle Dutch (historically classified as Low
German).
Romance of Thebes
Romance of Thebes is a literary subject that has been treated in several languages.
Romance of Thebes is a literary subject that has been treated in several languages.
Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 N 10
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS. 23 N 10, formerly Betham 145, is a Gaelic-Irish medieval manuscript.
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS. 23 N 10, formerly Betham 145, is a Gaelic-Irish medieval manuscript.
Ruaidhri Ó Cianáin
Ruaidhri Ó Cianáin (died 1387) was an Irish historian.
Ruaidhri Ó Cianáin (died 1387) was an Irish historian.
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám is the title that Edward FitzGerald gave to his translation of a selection of poems, originally written in Persian and of which there are about a thousand, att...
The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám is the title that Edward FitzGerald gave to his translation of a selection of poems, originally written in Persian and of which there are about a thousand, att...
Rök Runestone
The Rök Runestone is one of the most famous runestones, featuring the longest known runic inscription in stone.
The Rök Runestone is one of the most famous runestones, featuring the longest known runic inscription in stone.
Sacris solemniis
Sacris Solemniis is a hymn written by St Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) for the Feast of Corpus Christi (now called the Solemnity of the Holy Body and Blood of Christ).
Sacris Solemniis is a hymn written by St Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) for the Feast of Corpus Christi (now called the Solemnity of the Holy Body and Blood of Christ).
Saga
The sagas are stories about ancient Scandinavian and Germanic history, about early Viking voyages, the battles that took place during the voyages, about migration to Iceland and of feuds betwee...
The sagas are stories about ancient Scandinavian and Germanic history, about early Viking voyages, the battles that took place during the voyages, about migration to Iceland and of feuds betwee...
Sagas of Icelanders
The Sagas of Icelanders—many of which are also known as family sagas—are prose histories mostly describing events that took place in Iceland in the 10th and early 11th centu...
The Sagas of Icelanders—many of which are also known as family sagas—are prose histories mostly describing events that took place in Iceland in the 10th and early 11th centu...
Saint Petersburg Bede
The Saint Petersburg Bede, formerly known as the Leningrad Bede, is an Anglo-Saxon illuminated manuscript, a near-contemporary version of Bede's 8th century history, the Historia ecclesi...
The Saint Petersburg Bede, formerly known as the Leningrad Bede, is an Anglo-Saxon illuminated manuscript, a near-contemporary version of Bede's 8th century history, the Historia ecclesi...
Saj'
Saj`,(Arabic: سـجـع) is a form of rhymed prose in Arabic literature.
Saj`,(Arabic: سـجـع) is a form of rhymed prose in Arabic literature.
Salmon of Wisdom
The Salmon of Knowledge (bradán feasa) is a creature figuring in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology.
The Salmon of Knowledge (bradán feasa) is a creature figuring in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology.
Salut d'amor
A salut d'amor (love letter, lit.
A salut d'amor (love letter, lit.
Salv'a lo vescovo senato
Salv'a lo vescovo senato, also known as the Cantilena giullaresca, because it was written for performance by a jongleur, or Ritmo laurenziano, because it was found in a codex (Santa ...
Salv'a lo vescovo senato, also known as the Cantilena giullaresca, because it was written for performance by a jongleur, or Ritmo laurenziano, because it was found in a codex (Santa ...
Sanskrit literature
Literature in Sanskrit begins with the Vedas, and continues with the Sanskrit Epics of Iron Age India; the golden age of Classical Sanskrit literature dates to late Antiquity.
Literature in Sanskrit begins with the Vedas, and continues with the Sanskrit Epics of Iron Age India; the golden age of Classical Sanskrit literature dates to late Antiquity.
Scachs d'amor
Scachs d'amor (Catalan for "Chess of Love"), whose complete title is Hobra intitulada scachs d'amor feta per don franci de Castelvi e Narcis vinyoles e mossen fenollar is the name ...
Scachs d'amor (Catalan for "Chess of Love"), whose complete title is Hobra intitulada scachs d'amor feta per don franci de Castelvi e Narcis vinyoles e mossen fenollar is the name ...
Schwabenspiegel
The Schwabenspiegel is a legal code, written in ca.
The Schwabenspiegel is a legal code, written in ca.
Scriptorium
Scriptorium, literally "a place for writing", is commonly used to refer to a room in medieval European monasteries devoted to the copying of manuscripts by monastic scribes.
Scriptorium, literally "a place for writing", is commonly used to refer to a room in medieval European monasteries devoted to the copying of manuscripts by monastic scribes.
Scéla Cano meic Gartnáin
The Scéla Cano meic Gartnáin (The Story of Cano mac Gartnáin) is an Old Irish prose tale of the ninth century or later.
The Scéla Cano meic Gartnáin (The Story of Cano mac Gartnáin) is an Old Irish prose tale of the ninth century or later.
Scéla Conchobair
Scéla Conchobair maic Nessa or the Tidings of Conchobar mac Nessa is a title invented by Whitley Stokes for a short prose piece from the Ulster Cycle preserved in the 12th century manuscri...
Scéla Conchobair maic Nessa or the Tidings of Conchobar mac Nessa is a title invented by Whitley Stokes for a short prose piece from the Ulster Cycle preserved in the 12th century manuscri...
Sean mac Fergail Óicc Ó hÚigínn
Sean mac Fergail Óicc Ó hUiccinn (died 1490) was an Irish poet.
Sean mac Fergail Óicc Ó hUiccinn (died 1490) was an Irish poet.
Secretum (book)
Secretum is a trilogy of dialogues in Latin written by Petrarch sometime from 1347 to 1353, in which he examines his faith with the help of Saint Augustine, and "in the presence of The Lady Truth".
Secretum is a trilogy of dialogues in Latin written by Petrarch sometime from 1347 to 1353, in which he examines his faith with the help of Saint Augustine, and "in the presence of The Lady Truth".
Secretum Secretorum
Secretum secretorum is a medieval treatise also known as Secret of Secrets, or The Book of the Secret of Secrets, or in Arabic Kitab sirr al-asrar, or the Book of t...
Secretum secretorum is a medieval treatise also known as Secret of Secrets, or The Book of the Secret of Secrets, or in Arabic Kitab sirr al-asrar, or the Book of t...
Sedulius Scottus
Sedulius Scottus was an Irish teacher, Latin grammarian and Scriptural commentator, who lived in the ninth century.
Sedulius Scottus was an Irish teacher, Latin grammarian and Scriptural commentator, who lived in the ninth century.
Sen dollotar Ulaid ...
Sen dollotar Ulaid ... is an Irish poem of uncertain date, possibly early 10th-century.
Sen dollotar Ulaid ... is an Irish poem of uncertain date, possibly early 10th-century.
Sentences
The Four Books of Sentences (Libri Quattuor Sententiarum) is a book of theology written by Peter Lombard in the twelfth century.
The Four Books of Sentences (Libri Quattuor Sententiarum) is a book of theology written by Peter Lombard in the twelfth century.
Sequence (poetry)
A sequence (Latin: sequentia) is a chant or hymn sung or recited during the liturgical celebration of the Eucharist for many Christian denominations, before the proclamation of the Gospel.
A sequence (Latin: sequentia) is a chant or hymn sung or recited during the liturgical celebration of the Eucharist for many Christian denominations, before the proclamation of the Gospel.
Sequence of Saint Eulalia
The Sequence of Saint Eulalia, also known as the Canticle of Saint Eulalia is the earliest surviving piece of French hagiography and one of the earliest extant texts in vernacular ...
The Sequence of Saint Eulalia, also known as the Canticle of Saint Eulalia is the earliest surviving piece of French hagiography and one of the earliest extant texts in vernacular ...
Serglige Con Culainn
Serglige Con Culainn (The Sick-Bed of Cú Chulainn or The Wasting Sickness of Cúchulainn), also known as Oenét Emire (The Only Jealousy of Emer) is a narrative...
Serglige Con Culainn (The Sick-Bed of Cú Chulainn or The Wasting Sickness of Cúchulainn), also known as Oenét Emire (The Only Jealousy of Emer) is a narrative...
Seven Wise Masters
The Seven Wise Masters (also called The Seven Sages or The Seven Sages of Rome) is a cycle of stories of Sanskrit, Persian or Hebrew origins.
The Seven Wise Masters (also called The Seven Sages or The Seven Sages of Rome) is a cycle of stories of Sanskrit, Persian or Hebrew origins.
Short Annals of Leinster
The Short Annals of Leinster, aka Annala Gearr Laigin, is an Irish annals, covering the years 593 to 1607.
The Short Annals of Leinster, aka Annala Gearr Laigin, is an Irish annals, covering the years 593 to 1607.
Short Annals of Tirconaill
The Short Annals of Tirconaill is an Irish annal, with entrys dating from 1241 to 1650, but with numerous gaps, such as 1241 to 1423.
The Short Annals of Tirconaill is an Irish annal, with entrys dating from 1241 to 1650, but with numerous gaps, such as 1241 to 1423.
Silence (book)
Le Roman de Silence is a thirteenth-century post-Arthurian romance written in Old French by Heldris of Cornwall.
Le Roman de Silence is a thirteenth-century post-Arthurian romance written in Old French by Heldris of Cornwall.
Sir Gawain and the Carle of Carlisle
Sir Gawain and the Carle of Carlisle is a Middle English tail-rhyme romance of 660 lines, composed in about 1400.
Sir Gawain and the Carle of Carlisle is a Middle English tail-rhyme romance of 660 lines, composed in about 1400.
Sir Tryamour
Sir Tryamour is a Middle English tail-rhyme romance that was written near the end of the fourteenth century, the time that Geoffrey Chaucer was writing his Canterbury Tales.
Sir Tryamour is a Middle English tail-rhyme romance that was written near the end of the fourteenth century, the time that Geoffrey Chaucer was writing his Canterbury Tales.
Sister Catherine Treatise
The Sister Catherine Treatise (Daz ist Swester Katrei Meister Eckehartes Tohter von Straezburc) is a work of Medieval Christian mysticism seen as representative of the Heresy of the Free Spi...
The Sister Catherine Treatise (Daz ist Swester Katrei Meister Eckehartes Tohter von Straezburc) is a work of Medieval Christian mysticism seen as representative of the Heresy of the Free Spi...
Skald
The skald was a member of a group of poets, whose courtly poetry (dróttkvæði) is associated with the courts of Scandinavian and Icelandic leaders during the Viking Age, who composed and perf...
The skald was a member of a group of poets, whose courtly poetry (dróttkvæði) is associated with the courts of Scandinavian and Icelandic leaders during the Viking Age, who composed and perf...
Skáldskaparmál
The second part of Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda the Skáldskaparmál or "language of poetry" (c.
The second part of Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda the Skáldskaparmál or "language of poetry" (c.
Society for Medieval German Studies
The Society for Medieval German Studies (SMGS, pronounced 'smugs') is an academic organization for scholars working in the fields of medieval German language and literature in the United States ...
The Society for Medieval German Studies (SMGS, pronounced 'smugs') is an academic organization for scholars working in the fields of medieval German language and literature in the United States ...
Solomon and Marcolf
Solomon and Marcolf is a medieval tale, or romance, describing the adventures and conversations of Solomon and Marcolf, or Marolf.
Solomon and Marcolf is a medieval tale, or romance, describing the adventures and conversations of Solomon and Marcolf, or Marolf.
Sophismata
Sophismata (from the Latin plural of the Greek word σόφισμα, 'sophisma', which also gave rise to the related term "sophism") in medieval philosophy are difficult or puzzling sentences presenting...
Sophismata (from the Latin plural of the Greek word σόφισμα, 'sophisma', which also gave rise to the related term "sophism") in medieval philosophy are difficult or puzzling sentences presenting...
Sorrow is the worst thing in life ...
Sorrow is the worst thing in life ... is the first line, and name, of a poem written in Irish, as an elegy for Féilim Mac Maghnusa Méig Uidhir, who died in 1487.
Sorrow is the worst thing in life ... is the first line, and name, of a poem written in Irish, as an elegy for Féilim Mac Maghnusa Méig Uidhir, who died in 1487.
Speculum al foderi
Speculum al foderi is a 15th century Catalan text discovered in the 1970s.
Speculum al foderi is a 15th century Catalan text discovered in the 1970s.
Speculum literature
The medieval genre of speculum literature, popular from the twelfth through the sixteenth centuries, was inspired by the urge to encompass encyclopedic knowledge within a single work.
The medieval genre of speculum literature, popular from the twelfth through the sixteenth centuries, was inspired by the urge to encompass encyclopedic knowledge within a single work.
Spielmannsdichtung
Spielmannsdichtung or Spielmannsepik (or -epos) is a genre, now generally deprecated, of Middle High German literature, specifically the lyric poetry (Dichtung) or ep...
Spielmannsdichtung or Spielmannsepik (or -epos) is a genre, now generally deprecated, of Middle High German literature, specifically the lyric poetry (Dichtung) or ep...
Sturlunga saga
Sturlunga saga is a collection of Icelandic sagas by various authors from the 12th and 13th centuries; it was assembled ca.
Sturlunga saga is a collection of Icelandic sagas by various authors from the 12th and 13th centuries; it was assembled ca.
Styrbjarnar þáttr Svíakappa
Styrbjarnar þáttr Svíakappa (The Tale of Styrbjörn the Swedish Champion) is a short story, a þáttr on the Swedish claimant and Jomsviking Styrbjörn the Strong preserved in the Flatey B...
Styrbjarnar þáttr Svíakappa (The Tale of Styrbjörn the Swedish Champion) is a short story, a þáttr on the Swedish claimant and Jomsviking Styrbjörn the Strong preserved in the Flatey B...
Summa contra Gentiles
The Summa contra Gentiles by St. Thomas Aquinas has traditionally been dated to 1264, though more recent scholarship places it towards the end of Thomas’ life, 1270-73.
The Summa contra Gentiles by St. Thomas Aquinas has traditionally been dated to 1264, though more recent scholarship places it towards the end of Thomas’ life, 1270-73.
Summa Theologica
The Summa Theologiæ is the best-known work of Thomas Aquinas, and although unfinished, "one of the classics of the history of philosophy and one of the most influential works of Western lite...
The Summa Theologiæ is the best-known work of Thomas Aquinas, and although unfinished, "one of the classics of the history of philosophy and one of the most influential works of Western lite...
Svarfdæla saga
Svarfdæla saga is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Svarfdæla saga is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Tacuinum Sanitatis
The Tacuinum Sanitatis is a medieval handbook on health and wellbeing, based on the Taqwim al‑sihha تقويم الصحة, an eleventh-century Arab medical treatise by Ibn Butlan of Baghdad.
The Tacuinum Sanitatis is a medieval handbook on health and wellbeing, based on the Taqwim al‑sihha تقويم الصحة, an eleventh-century Arab medical treatise by Ibn Butlan of Baghdad.
Tadhg Dall Ó hÚigínn
Tadhg Dall Ó hUiginn, Irish poet, c. 1550-c.1591.
Tadhg Dall Ó hUiginn, Irish poet, c. 1550-c.1591.
Tadhg mac Dáire Mac Bruaideadha
Tadhg mac Dáire Mac Bruaideadha) (1570–1652) was an Irish Gaelic poet and historian.
Tadhg mac Dáire Mac Bruaideadha) (1570–1652) was an Irish Gaelic poet and historian.
Teseida
Teseida is a long epic poem written by Giovanni Boccaccio c.1340–41.
Teseida is a long epic poem written by Giovanni Boccaccio c.1340–41.
The Actes and Deidis of the Illustre and Vallyeant Campioun Schir William Wallace
Blind Harry (c. 1440–1492), also known as Harry, Hary or Henry the Minstrel, is renowned as the author of The Actes and Deidis of the Illustre and Vallyeant Campioun Schir Wi...
Blind Harry (c. 1440–1492), also known as Harry, Hary or Henry the Minstrel, is renowned as the author of The Actes and Deidis of the Illustre and Vallyeant Campioun Schir Wi...
The Book of Good Love
The Book of Good Love (El Libro de Buen Amor), considered to be one of the masterpieces of Spanish poetry, is a semi-biographical account of romantic adventures by Juan Ruiz, the Archpriest ...
The Book of Good Love (El Libro de Buen Amor), considered to be one of the masterpieces of Spanish poetry, is a semi-biographical account of romantic adventures by Juan Ruiz, the Archpriest ...
The Book of the White Earl
The Book of the White Earl is an Irish religious and literary miscellany created c. 1404–1452.
The Book of the White Earl is an Irish religious and literary miscellany created c. 1404–1452.
The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn
The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn (Macgnímartha Finn) is a medieval Irish narrative belonging to the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology.
The Boyhood Deeds of Fionn (Macgnímartha Finn) is a medieval Irish narrative belonging to the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology.
The Brus
The Brus is a long narrative poem of just under 14,000 octosyllabic lines composed by John Barbour which gives a historic and chivalric account of the actions of Robert the Bruce and the Bla...
The Brus is a long narrative poem of just under 14,000 octosyllabic lines composed by John Barbour which gives a historic and chivalric account of the actions of Robert the Bruce and the Bla...
The Dregy Of Dunbar
The Dregy Of Dunbar also known as Dumbaris Dirige to the King is a humorous poem in Scots and Latin composed by William Dunbar.
The Dregy Of Dunbar also known as Dumbaris Dirige to the King is a humorous poem in Scots and Latin composed by William Dunbar.
The Expulsion of the Déisi
The Expulsion of the Déisi is a medieval Irish narrative of the Cycles of the Kings.
The Expulsion of the Déisi is a medieval Irish narrative of the Cycles of the Kings.
The Fenyeit Freir of Tungland
The Fenyeit Freir of Tungland, also known more fully as Ane Ballat of the Fenyeit Frier of Tungland, How He Fell in the Myre Fleand to Turkiland.
The Fenyeit Freir of Tungland, also known more fully as Ane Ballat of the Fenyeit Frier of Tungland, How He Fell in the Myre Fleand to Turkiland.
The Game and Playe of the Chesse
The Game and Playe of Chesse is a book by William Caxton, the first English printer.
The Game and Playe of Chesse is a book by William Caxton, the first English printer.
The Georgian Chronicles
The Georgian Chronicles (ქართლის ცხოვრება) is a conventional English name for the principal compendium of medieval Georgian historical texts Kartlis Tskhovreba (ქართლის ცხოვრება), literally ...
The Georgian Chronicles (ქართლის ცხოვრება) is a conventional English name for the principal compendium of medieval Georgian historical texts Kartlis Tskhovreba (ქართლის ცხოვრება), literally ...
The Kingis Quair
The Kingis Quair is a fifteenth-century poem attributed to James I of Scotland.
The Kingis Quair is a fifteenth-century poem attributed to James I of Scotland.
The Knight in the Panther's Skin
The Man in the Tiger's Skin is an epic poem, consisting of over 1600 shairi' quatrains, was written in the 12th century by the Georgian epic-poet Shota Rustaveli, who was a Prince and Tre...
The Man in the Tiger's Skin is an epic poem, consisting of over 1600 shairi' quatrains, was written in the 12th century by the Georgian epic-poet Shota Rustaveli, who was a Prince and Tre...
The Knightly Tale of Gologras and Gawain
The Knightly Tale of Gologras and Gawain is a Middle Scots Arthurian romance.
The Knightly Tale of Gologras and Gawain is a Middle Scots Arthurian romance.
The Praier and Complaynte of the Ploweman unto Christe
The Praier and Complaynte of the Ploweman unto Christe: written not longe after the yere of our Lorde. M. and three hundred is a short, anonymous English Christian text, probably written in the...
The Praier and Complaynte of the Ploweman unto Christe: written not longe after the yere of our Lorde. M. and three hundred is a short, anonymous English Christian text, probably written in the...
The Prophecy of Berchán
The Prophecy of Berchán, is a relatively large historical poem written in the Middle Irish language.
The Prophecy of Berchán, is a relatively large historical poem written in the Middle Irish language.
The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne
The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne (Irish: Tóraigheacht Dhiarmada agus Ghráinne or Tóraíocht Dhiarmada agus Gráinne in modern spelling) is an Irish prose narrative survi...
The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne (Irish: Tóraigheacht Dhiarmada agus Ghráinne or Tóraíocht Dhiarmada agus Gráinne in modern spelling) is an Irish prose narrative survi...
The Romaunt of the Rose
The Romaunt of the Rose is a partial translation into Middle English of the French allegory, the Roman de la Rose.
The Romaunt of the Rose is a partial translation into Middle English of the French allegory, the Roman de la Rose.
The Second Shepherds' Play
The Second Shepherds' Play is a famous medieval mystery play which is contained in the manuscript HM1, the unique manuscript of the Wakefield Cycle.
The Second Shepherds' Play is a famous medieval mystery play which is contained in the manuscript HM1, the unique manuscript of the Wakefield Cycle.
The Song of Roland
The Song of Roland is a heroic poem based on the Battle of Roncesvalles in 778, during the reign of Charlemagne.
The Song of Roland is a heroic poem based on the Battle of Roncesvalles in 778, during the reign of Charlemagne.
The Tale of Frol Skobeev
The Tale of Frol Skobeev (Russian: Повесть о Фроле Скобеевe, Povest' o Frole Skobeeve) is an anonymous Russian tale dating from the late seventeenth century or early eighteenth century.
The Tale of Frol Skobeev (Russian: Повесть о Фроле Скобеевe, Povest' o Frole Skobeeve) is an anonymous Russian tale dating from the late seventeenth century or early eighteenth century.
The Tale of Gamelyn
The Tale of Gamelyn is a romance written in c. 1350 in a dialect of Middle English.
The Tale of Gamelyn is a romance written in c. 1350 in a dialect of Middle English.
The Tale of Igor's Campaign
The Tale of Igor's Campaign (Old East Slavic: Слово о плъку Игоревѣ, Slovo o plŭku Igorevě; Слово о полку Ігоревім, Slovo o polku Ihorevim; Russian: Слово о полку Игореве, Slovo o ...
The Tale of Igor's Campaign (Old East Slavic: Слово о плъку Игоревѣ, Slovo o plŭku Igorevě; Слово о полку Ігоревім, Slovo o polku Ihorevim; Russian: Слово о полку Игореве, Slovo o ...
The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig
The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig (Old Irish: Scéla Muicce Meicc Da Thó) is a legendary tale from early Irish literature, written primarily in prose and heroic saga form and placed with...
The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig (Old Irish: Scéla Muicce Meicc Da Thó) is a legendary tale from early Irish literature, written primarily in prose and heroic saga form and placed with...
The Tale of Savva Grudtsyn
The Tale of Savva Grudtsyn is a seventeenth-century Russian tale, thought to have been written between 1666-68.
The Tale of Savva Grudtsyn is a seventeenth-century Russian tale, thought to have been written between 1666-68.
The Travels of Marco Polo
Books of the Marvels of the World or Description of the World, also nicknamed Il Milione or Oriente Poliano and commonly called The Travels of Marco Polo, is a 13th...
Books of the Marvels of the World or Description of the World, also nicknamed Il Milione or Oriente Poliano and commonly called The Travels of Marco Polo, is a 13th...
The Tua Mariit Wemen and the Wedo
The Tua Mariit Wemen and the Wedo or The Tretis Of The Twa Mariit Wemen and the Wedo is a narrative poem in Scots by the makar William Dunbar.
The Tua Mariit Wemen and the Wedo or The Tretis Of The Twa Mariit Wemen and the Wedo is a narrative poem in Scots by the makar William Dunbar.
The Twa Cummeris
The Twa Cummeris, also rendered as The Twa Cumeris is a short humorous poem in Scots written at an unknown date by William Dunbar (born 1459 or 1460) The poem takes the form of a dialogu...
The Twa Cummeris, also rendered as The Twa Cumeris is a short humorous poem in Scots written at an unknown date by William Dunbar (born 1459 or 1460) The poem takes the form of a dialogu...
The Voyage of Snedgus and Mac Riagla
The Voyage of Snedgus and Mac Riagla is one of the three surviving Immrama, or ancient Irish voyage tales.
The Voyage of Snedgus and Mac Riagla is one of the three surviving Immrama, or ancient Irish voyage tales.
The Voyage of the Uí Chorra
The Voyage of the Ui Chorra is one of the three surviving Immrama, or ancient Irish voyage tales.
The Voyage of the Ui Chorra is one of the three surviving Immrama, or ancient Irish voyage tales.
Thomas of Ireland
Thomas of Ireland (fl. 1295-died before 1338), known as Thomas Hibernicus, not to be confused with the Franciscan friar Thomas de Hibernia (d.
Thomas of Ireland (fl. 1295-died before 1338), known as Thomas Hibernicus, not to be confused with the Franciscan friar Thomas de Hibernia (d.
Thyle
A Thyle, (OE Þyle, ON Þulr) was a position of the court associated with Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon royalty and chieftains in the Early Middle Ages with the duty of determining truth of...
A Thyle, (OE Þyle, ON Þulr) was a position of the court associated with Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon royalty and chieftains in the Early Middle Ages with the duty of determining truth of...
Till Eulenspiegel
Till Eulenspiegel was an impudent trickster figure originating in Middle Low German folklore.
Till Eulenspiegel was an impudent trickster figure originating in Middle Low German folklore.
Tinnakill Duanaire
The Tinnakill Duanaire (Trinity College Dublin MS 1340) is an early seventeenth-century manuscript "prized for its important collection of bardic religious verse".
The Tinnakill Duanaire (Trinity College Dublin MS 1340) is an early seventeenth-century manuscript "prized for its important collection of bardic religious verse".
Tochmarc Emire
Tochmarc Emire ("The Wooing of Emer") is one of the stories in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology and one of the longest when it received its form in the second recension (below).
Tochmarc Emire ("The Wooing of Emer") is one of the stories in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology and one of the longest when it received its form in the second recension (below).
Tochmarc Étaíne
Tochmarc Étaíne (The Wooing of Étaín) is an early text of the Irish Mythological Cycle, and also features characters from the Ulster Cycle and the Cycles of the Kings.
Tochmarc Étaíne (The Wooing of Étaín) is an early text of the Irish Mythological Cycle, and also features characters from the Ulster Cycle and the Cycles of the Kings.
Togail Bruidne Dá Derga
Togail Bruidne Dá Derga (The Destruction of Da Derga's Hostel) is an Irish tale belonging to the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.
Togail Bruidne Dá Derga (The Destruction of Da Derga's Hostel) is an Irish tale belonging to the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.
Tomida femina
Tomida femina ("A swollen woman"; ) is the earliest surviving poem in Occitan, a sixteen-line charm probably for the use of midwives.
Tomida femina ("A swollen woman"; ) is the earliest surviving poem in Occitan, a sixteen-line charm probably for the use of midwives.
Torna Éices
Torna, nicknamed Éices or Éces ("the poet, sage"), was a legendary Irish poet of the 5th century, noted as "the last great bard of Pagan Ireland."
Torna, nicknamed Éices or Éces ("the poet, sage"), was a legendary Irish poet of the 5th century, noted as "the last great bard of Pagan Ireland."
Torneyamen
A torneyamen (Occitan for "tournament") or certamen was a lyric genre of the troubadours of the thirteenth century.
A torneyamen (Occitan for "tournament") or certamen was a lyric genre of the troubadours of the thirteenth century.
Treatise of Garcia of Toledo
The Treatise of Garcia of Toledo, also known as Tractatus Garsiae Tholetani canonici de Albino et Rufino or The Translation of the Relics of Saints Gold and Silver, was a...
The Treatise of Garcia of Toledo, also known as Tractatus Garsiae Tholetani canonici de Albino et Rufino or The Translation of the Relics of Saints Gold and Silver, was a...
Treatise on the Astrolabe
A Treatise on the Astrolabe is a medieval essay on the astrolabe by Geoffrey Chaucer.
A Treatise on the Astrolabe is a medieval essay on the astrolabe by Geoffrey Chaucer.
Tristrant
Eilhart von Oberge was a German poet of the late 12th century.
Eilhart von Oberge was a German poet of the late 12th century.
Trobairitz
The trobairitz were Occitan female troubadours of the 12th and 13th centuries, active from around 1170 to approximately 1260.
The trobairitz were Occitan female troubadours of the 12th and 13th centuries, active from around 1170 to approximately 1260.
Trojan genealogy of Nennius
The Trojan genealogy of Nennius was written in the Historia Brittonum of Nennius and was created to merge Greek mythology with Christian themes.
The Trojan genealogy of Nennius was written in the Historia Brittonum of Nennius and was created to merge Greek mythology with Christian themes.
Troubadour
A troubadour was a composer and performer of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages.
A troubadour was a composer and performer of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages.
Trouvère
Trouvère, sometimes spelled trouveur, is the Northern French form of the langue d'oc word trobador.
Trouvère, sometimes spelled trouveur, is the Northern French form of the langue d'oc word trobador.
Trójumanna saga
Trójumanna saga is a saga in Old Norse which tells the the story of the matter of Troy.
Trójumanna saga is a saga in Old Norse which tells the the story of the matter of Troy.
Táin Bó Cúailnge
Táin Bó Cúailnge is a legendary tale from early Irish literature, often considered an epic, although it is written primarily in prose rather than verse.
Táin Bó Cúailnge is a legendary tale from early Irish literature, often considered an epic, although it is written primarily in prose rather than verse.
Táin Bó Flidhais
Táin Bó Flidhais, also known as the Mayo Táin, is a tale from the Ulster Cycle of early Irish literature.
Táin Bó Flidhais, also known as the Mayo Táin, is a tale from the Ulster Cycle of early Irish literature.
Tír na nÓg
Tír na nÓg is the most popular of the Otherworlds in Irish mythology.
Tír na nÓg is the most popular of the Otherworlds in Irish mythology.
Ulster Cycle
The Ulster Cycle (an Rúraíocht), formerly known as the Red Branch Cycle, one of the four great cycles of Irish mythology, is a body of medieval Irish heroic legends and sagas of the tradit...
The Ulster Cycle (an Rúraíocht), formerly known as the Red Branch Cycle, one of the four great cycles of Irish mythology, is a body of medieval Irish heroic legends and sagas of the tradit...
Valla-Ljóts saga
Valla-Ljóts saga is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Valla-Ljóts saga is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Vatnsdæla saga
Vatnsdœla saga is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Vatnsdœla saga is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Verbum Supernum Prodiens
Verbum Supernum Prodiens is a Catholic hymn by St Thomas Aquinas.
Verbum Supernum Prodiens is a Catholic hymn by St Thomas Aquinas.
Virgilius Maro Grammaticus
Virgilius Maro Grammaticus (Virgil the Grammarian) is one of the most enigmatic of all medieval writers, author of two pseudo-grammatical texts known as the Epitomae and the Epistolae.
Virgilius Maro Grammaticus (Virgil the Grammarian) is one of the most enigmatic of all medieval writers, author of two pseudo-grammatical texts known as the Epitomae and the Epistolae.
Vápnfirðinga saga
Vápnfirðinga saga or Vopnfirðinga saga, named after Vopnafjörður, Iceland, is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Vápnfirðinga saga or Vopnfirðinga saga, named after Vopnafjörður, Iceland, is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Víga-Glúms saga
Víga-Glúms saga is one of the Icelanders' sagas.
Víga-Glúms saga is one of the Icelanders' sagas.
Víglundar saga
Víglundar saga is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Víglundar saga is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Westernesse
Westernesse is a fictional kingdom in the Middle English romance of King Horn.
Westernesse is a fictional kingdom in the Middle English romance of King Horn.
Wiesbaden Codex
The Wiesbaden Codex (also Riesencodex "giant codex"), Hs.2 of the Hessische Landesbibliothek, Wiesbaden, is a codex containing the collected works of Hildegard of Bingen.
The Wiesbaden Codex (also Riesencodex "giant codex"), Hs.2 of the Hessische Landesbibliothek, Wiesbaden, is a codex containing the collected works of Hildegard of Bingen.
Wujing Zongyao
The Wujing Zongyao was a Chinese military compendium written in 1044 AD, during the Northern Song Dynasty.
The Wujing Zongyao was a Chinese military compendium written in 1044 AD, during the Northern Song Dynasty.
Yellow Book of Lecan
The Yellow Book of Lecan (Leabhar Buidhe Lecain), or TCD MS 1318 (olim H 2.16), is a medieval Irish manuscript written no later than the dawn of the 15th century.
The Yellow Book of Lecan (Leabhar Buidhe Lecain), or TCD MS 1318 (olim H 2.16), is a medieval Irish manuscript written no later than the dawn of the 15th century.
Ywain and Gawain
Ywain and Gawain is an early-fourteenth century Middle English Arthurian verse romance based quite closely upon the late-twelfth century Old French romance The Knight of the Lion by Chré...
Ywain and Gawain is an early-fourteenth century Middle English Arthurian verse romance based quite closely upon the late-twelfth century Old French romance The Knight of the Lion by Chré...
Zadonshchina
Zadonshchina (Задонщина; could be translated as "the region beyond the Don River") is a Russian literary monument of the late 14th century, which tells of the Battle of Kulikovo in 1380.
Zadonshchina (Задонщина; could be translated as "the region beyond the Don River") is a Russian literary monument of the late 14th century, which tells of the Battle of Kulikovo in 1380.
Éistibh, a Luchd an Tighe-se
Éistibh, a Luchd an Tighe-se, otherwise Listen, People of this House is a poem dated to c. 1500 (see 1500 in poetry), composed by Iseabail Ní Mheic Cailéin, a daughter of Colin Campbell, 1...
Éistibh, a Luchd an Tighe-se, otherwise Listen, People of this House is a poem dated to c. 1500 (see 1500 in poetry), composed by Iseabail Ní Mheic Cailéin, a daughter of Colin Campbell, 1...
Íslendinga saga
Íslendinga saga makes up a large part of Sturlunga, a compilation of medieval Icelandic skin manuscripts dating back to around AD 1300.
Íslendinga saga makes up a large part of Sturlunga, a compilation of medieval Icelandic skin manuscripts dating back to around AD 1300.
Óengus of Tallaght
Óengus mac Óengobann, better known as Saint Óengus of Tallaght or Óengus the Culdee, was an Irish bishop, reformer and writer, who flourished in the first quarter of the 9th century ...
Óengus mac Óengobann, better known as Saint Óengus of Tallaght or Óengus the Culdee, was an Irish bishop, reformer and writer, who flourished in the first quarter of the 9th century ...
Ölkofra saga
Ölkofra saga is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Ölkofra saga is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Ölkofra þáttr
Ölkofra þáttr, or "Ölkofra tale" is a þáttr, a minor Old Norse prose genre related to the sagas of Icelanders.
Ölkofra þáttr, or "Ölkofra tale" is a þáttr, a minor Old Norse prose genre related to the sagas of Icelanders.
Þorsteins saga hvíta
Þorsteins saga hvíta is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Þorsteins saga hvíta is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Þorsteins saga Síðu-Hallssonar
Þorsteins saga Síðu-Hallssonar is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Þorsteins saga Síðu-Hallssonar is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Þórðar saga hreðu
Þórðar saga hreðu is one of the sagas of Icelanders.
Þórðar saga hreðu is one of the sagas of Icelanders.