Mythology in the Middle Ages : heroic tales of monsters, magic, and might /
Fee, Christopher R.
Santa Barbara, Calif. ; Oxford : Praeger,
c2011.
A comparison of male heroes and heroic archetypes based on epics from the Middle Ages, but not touching on Arthurian legends.
A comparison of male heroes and heroic archetypes based on epics from the Middle Ages, but not touching on Arthurian legends.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-269) and index.
The Norse dragon-slayer hero -- The Irish battle-rager hero -- The Welsh giant-slayer hero -- The Byzantine two-blooded hero -- The Russian holy-warrior hero -- The Carolingian sacrificial-lamb hero -- The Iberian unjustly-accused hero -- The Persian elephant-bodied hero -- The Turkish steppe-raider hero -- The Arabian every-man hero -- Epilogue: transmuting heroic fragments.
Mythology.