Warriors and wilderness in Medieval Britain : from Arthur and Beowulf to Sir Gawain and Robin Hood / / Robin Melrose

• Autore: Melrose Robin
• Pubblicazione: Jefferson, North Carolina : , : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, , 2017; ©2017
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (259 pages)
• Disciplina: 398.220942
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain History Medieval period, 1066-1485
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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).
• Sommario/riassunto: "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"--
• Titolo autorizzato: Warriors and wilderness in Medieval Britain
• ISBN: 1-4766-2758-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910162915003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II