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Pages: 329
Authors: Shami Ghosh
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-10-27 - Publisher: BRILL

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Writing the Barbarian Past examines the presentation of the non-Roman, pre-Christian past in Latin and vernacular historical narratives composed between c.550 a
Origin Legends in Early Medieval Western Europe
Language: en
Pages: 477
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-07-25 - Publisher: BRILL

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This volume contains work by scholars actively publishing on origin legends across early medieval western Europe, from the fall of Rome to the high Middle Ages.
The Origin Legends of Early Medieval Britain and Ireland
Language: en
Pages: 283
Authors: Lindy Brady
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-08-04 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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This holistic study demonstrates the interconnected nature of early medieval origin legends and traces their growth over time.
Conversion and the Contest of Creeds in Early Medieval Christianity
Language: en
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Authors: Marta Szada
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This study offers new insights into early medieval Christianity, exploring how religious diversity and politics shaped post-Roman Europe.
Vernacular Verse Histories in Early Medieval England and Francia
Language: en
Pages: 211
Authors: Catalin Taranu
Categories: Literary Criticism
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In a provocative take on Germanic heroic poetry, Taranu reads texts like Beowulf, Maldon, and the Waltharius as participating in alternative modes of history-wr