References to weaving and binding are ubiquitous in Anglo-Saxon literature. Several
hundred instances of such imagery occur in the poetic corpus, invoked in connection with …

The monstrosity of Grendel and his mother have long held the interest of Beowulf-scholars.
Examining the bodily attributes of both figures in order to detect inter-textual patterns of …

Modthryth has been largely understood as an early example of a character archetype
common in Western culture, the wicked queen. She is read as a parable warning of the …

While the small number of references to female characters in Old English is a constant
source of disappointment to scholars and students interested in Anglo-Saxon women, this …

This paper revisits some of the stereotypical readings of women's depictions in medieval
literature as presented in Beowulf, Cynewulf's Juliana, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight …

This thesis examines the understanding of the Middle Ages among the UK public and the
impact that popular big-budget films which depict the period have on that understanding …

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Medallion. A ground-breaking interdisciplinary approach to the medieval manor pre-and …

The contrast between the familiar social space and the world beyond has been widely
recognised as an organising principle in medieval literature, in which the natural and the …

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women VOLUME 2 Page 4 A Cultural History of Women General Editor: Linda Kalof Volume 1 …

Women in the medieval period suffered from abuse and inequality. The pressure on women
was so noticeable that they were treated as a marginal component of society in all aspects …