A study of the prophetic tradition in medieval England brings out its influence on contemporary politics and the contemporary elite.

This volume of essays focuses on how individuals living in the late tenth through fifteenth centuries engaged with the authorizing culture of the Anglo-Saxons.

The nature of political prophecy in the middle ages analysed, confirming its importance in the discussion of public affairs. In this first general survey of pol

The Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature in Britain vereint erstmals wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse zu Multilingualität und Interkulturalität im mittelalterlic

Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Coping with Conquest: Local Identity and the Gesta Herward