LEADER 00000cam 22002898i 4500 001 19478244 003 LT 008 170203s2017 ncu b 001 0 eng 020 9781476668260 041 0 eng 082 04 398.220942|223 092 0 398.2|bengelska 100 1 Melrose, Robin 245 10 Warriors and wilderness in Medieval Britain :|bfrom Arthur and Beowulf to Sir Gawain and Robin Hood /|cRobin Melrose 250 1 ed. 264 1 Jefferson, North Carolina :|bMcFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,|c2017 300 pages cm 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references and index 505 0 Resistance to Roman rule in Northern Britain and the hunter/warrior god -- The Kingdom of Northumbria: resistance to Anglo-Saxon rule in Northern Britain -- Arthur and his retinue in the earliest Arthurian texts -- Arthur and his retinue in the Welsh Arthurian tale Culhwch and Olwen: warriors in the wilderness -- Anglo-Saxon England: warriors, saints, exile and wilderness -- Beowulf, an Anglo-Saxon mythical hero -- The Arthur of the Normans: Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the kings of Britain -- King Arthur in Medieval England: Layamon's Brut and the alliterative Morte Arthure -- An Arthurian hero in the wilderness: Sir Gawain and the green knight -- Three late medieval Arthurian romances: Arthur and Gawain in Inglewood Forest, Cumbria -- The wilderness hero: Robin Hood in the late Middle Ages (Part I) -- The wilderness hero: Robin Hood in the late Middle Ages (Part II) 520 "This book explores Arthur's depiction as a wilderness figure, the descendant of the northern Romano-British hunter/warrior god. The earliest Arthur was a warrior but in the 11th century Welsh tale Culhwch and Olwen, he is less a warrior and more a leader of a band of rogue heroes. Three Arthurian tales link Arthur to medieval Robin Hood tales"--|cProvided by publisher 648 Medeltiden|2sao 650 7 Folkdiktning|2sao 650 7 Engelsk folkdiktning|2sao
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