{"product_id":"warriors-and-wilderness-in-medieval-britain-from-arthur-and-beowulf-to-sir-gawain-and-robin-hood-paperback","title":"Warriors and Wilderness in Medieval Britain: From Arthur and Beowulf to Sir Gawain and Robin Hood - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobin Melrose\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracing the development of the King Arthur story in the late Middle Ages, 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 \u003ci\u003eCulhwch and Olwen\u003c\/i\u003e, he is less a warrior and more a leader of a band of rogue heroes. The story of Arthur was popularized by Geoffrey of Monmouth, in his Latin \u003ci\u003eHistory of the Kings of Britain\u003c\/i\u003e, and was translated into Middle English in Layamon's \u003ci\u003eBrut\u003c\/i\u003e and the later alliterative \u003ci\u003eAlliterative Morte Arthure\u003c\/i\u003e. Both owed much to the epic poem \"Beowulf,\" which draws on the Anglo-Saxon fascination with the wilderness. The most famous Arthurian tale is \u003ci\u003eSir Gawain and the Green Knight\u003c\/i\u003e, in which the wilderness and themes from Beowulf play a leading role. Three Arthurian tales set in Inglewood Forest place Arthur and Gawain in a wilderness setting, and link Arthur to medieval Robin Hood tales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobin Melrose\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 22, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51807382667552,"sku":"9781476668260","price":35.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1ccea43c752995b6598f80fc48f8e3b1.webp?v=1780931489","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/warriors-and-wilderness-in-medieval-britain-from-arthur-and-beowulf-to-sir-gawain-and-robin-hood-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}