num_pages: 524
description: The writer retells for modern readers the legends and stories which have given pleasure to story-lovers of all centuries from the eighth onward. Men's conceptions of the heroic change with changing years, and vary with each individual mind; hence it often happens that one person sees in a legend only the central heroism, while another sees only the inartistic details of medieval life which tend to disguise and warp the heroic quality. There is no doubt that to the age and generation which wrote or sang of them they appeared real heroes, worthy of remembrance and celebration. With a glossary and index.
language: English
title: Hero-Myths and Legends of the British Race
titlecomplete: Hero-Myths and Legends of the British Race
characters: Robin Hood, Constantine the Great, Hereward the Wake, Beowulf, Sir Gawain, Cú Chulainn
ratings_count: 62
publisher: Fredonia Books