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Meet the Real Ulrich von Liechtenstein

Medievalists.net — Sun, 25 Oct 2015 03:38:58 +0000

If you’ve ever seen A Knight’s Tale, you’ll know that the titular knight takes on the name of Ulrich von Liechtenstein in order to joust on the tournament circuit and win the hand of his lady fair. What you may not have known is that there seems to have been a real thirteenth-century knight named Ulrich von Liechtenstein, who spent his youth jousting to win the heart (and body) of a capricious lady, and then wrote a book about it.

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Henry V, Flower of Chivalry

Medievalists.net — Thu, 08 Oct 2015 03:03:24 +0000

Kingship and chivalry were not separate constructs in late medieval didactic works, chronicles and biographies which praised ideal qualities like loyalty largesse, honour and above all prudence that were essential for both kings and knights.

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Five Medieval Minutes with Steven Muhlberger

Medievalists.net — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 02:18:40 +0000

Formal deeds of arms were an opportunity for one group of people to show off their skills – particularly their horsemanship – and for other people to appreciate how bold and daring they were.

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Genre Medievalisms: Geek Goes Chic!

Medievalists.net — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 13:57:10 +0000

Is Cersei a collection of bad medieval stereotypes? Have nerds gone mainstream? Were American cowboys a modern retelling of the medieval knight? Put down that comic, put away your bag of dice, and indulge your inner nerd.

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Conflicting Perspectives: Chivalry in Twelfth-Century Historiography

Medievalists.net — Tue, 02 Jun 2015 20:57:21 +0000

Historians have found the task of defining medieval chivalry to be an elusive task.

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The Anglo-Saxon War-Culture and The Lord of the Rings: Legacy and Reappraisal

Medievalists.net — Sun, 18 Jan 2015 18:56:08 +0000

The literature of war in English claims its origin from the Homeric epics, and the medieval accounts of chivalry and the crusades.

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Medieval Books for Christmas

Medievalists.net — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 19:16:54 +0000

It's that time of year again - the mad scramble for the perfect Christmas gift for the historian, nerd, avid reader on your list. Here are a few suggestions for you - new releases for December and January!

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Extralegal and English: the Robin Hood Legend and Increasing National Identity in the Middling Sorts of Late Medieval England

Medievalists.net — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 14:49:24 +0000

The legend was clearly not the only work of popular culture in what I propose as the long fifteenth century, but it does serve as a very useful representation for examining the growth of Englishness.

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Nicolette : action transvestite, or, who and what is the heroine of Aucassin et Nicolette?

Medievalists.net — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 11:13:20 +0000

In this paper, I will show how Nicolette is constantly, deliberately, changing, in appearance and identity, from the beginning of the story, and how she is thus Izzard's action transvestite.

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Medieval Misogyny and Gawain’s Outburst against Women in “‘Sir Gawain and the Green Knight’

Medievalists.net — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 12:08:06 +0000

The view has been gaining ground of late that the Gawain of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, a knight renowned as 'Pat fyne fader of nurture' (1. 919) and as 'so cortays and coynt' of his 'hetes' (1. I525), degenerates at the moment of leave-taking from the Green Knight, his erstwhile host, to the level of a churl capable of abusing the ladies of that knight's household (11.2411 -28).

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