Warriors and Wilderness in Medieval Britain: From Arthur and Beowulf to Sir Gawain and Robin Hood

Author:   Robin Melrose
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
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Pages:   260
Publication Date:   22 February 2017
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Robin Melrose
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.354kg
ISBN:  

9781476668260


ISBN 10:   1476668264
Pages:   260
Publication Date:   22 February 2017
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents Introduction  1. Resistance to Roman Rule in Northern Britain and the Hunter/Warrior God  2. The Kingdom of Northumbria: Resistance to ­Anglo-Saxon Rule in Northern Britain  3. Arthur and His Retinue in the Earliest Arthurian Texts  4. Arthur and His Retinue in the Welsh Arthurian Tale Culhwch and Olwen: Warriors in the Wilderness  5. ­Anglo-Saxon England: Warriors, Saints, Exile and Wilderness  6. Beowulf, an ­Anglo-Saxon Mythical Hero  7. The Arthur of the Normans: Geoffrey of Monmouth’s History of the Kings of Britain  8. King Arthur in Medieval England: Layamon’s Brut and the Alliterative Morte Arthure  9. An Arthurian Hero in the Wilderness: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 10. Three Late Medieval Arthurian Romances: Arthur and Gawain in Inglewood Forest, Cumbria 11. The Wilderness Hero: Robin Hood in the Late Middle Ages (Part I) 12. The Wilderness Hero: Robin Hood in the Late Middle Ages (Part II) Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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Robin Melrose is a retired senior lecturer in English and linguistics at England’s University of Portsmouth. He lives on the Isle of Wight in southern England.

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