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Epics and Romances of the Middle Ages

Chapter 1: EPICS AND ROMANCES OF THE MIDDLE AGES.
By Wilhelm Wägner
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This volume gathers retellings of medieval heroic and romantic lays from Germanic and related traditions—Langobardian tales, the Amelung cycle, the Dietrich of Bern romances, the Nibelung legend and its lament, Beowulf, the Carolingian chansons, and Arthurian and Grail narratives. The selections present episodes of dragon-slaying, feuds, courtly quests, betrayals, and tragic consequences alongside mythical motifs and poetic treatment. Essays and an introduction contextualize oral transmission, ritual and social customs, and the tension between popular tradition and courtly romance. Organized by cycle, the collection highlights recurring themes of honor, loyalty, fate, and collective memory.

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Title: Epics and Romances of the Middle Ages

Author: Wilhelm Wägner

Editor: W. S. W. Anson

Translator: M. W. Macdowall

Release date: September 21, 2014 [eBook #46923]
Most recently updated: October 24, 2024

Language: English

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EPICS AND ROMANCES
OF THE MIDDLE AGES.

FRONTISPIECE.

Epics and Romances
Of the Middle Ages.
ADAPTED FROM THE WORK OF
DR. W. WÄGNER
BY
M. W. MACDOWALL,
AND EDITED BY
W. S. W. ANSON,
Editor of Dr. Wägner’s “Asgard and the Gods: the Tales and Traditions of
our Northern Ancestors.”
SECOND EDITION.
WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS.
LONDON:
W. SWAN SONNENSCHEIN & CO.
1884.
Butler & Tanner,
The Selwood Printing Works,
Frome, and London.