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The Legend of St George, the Dragon Slayer

Kirsten Wolf and Marianne Kalinke

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Pious Fictions and Pseudo-Saints in the Late Middle Ages

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Frontmatter i
Contents v
Abbreviations vii
Preface ix
Introduction: Reykjahólabók, the Last of the Great Medieval Legendaries 1
Eight Legends from Reykjahólabók
The Legend of St Oswald 29
The Legend of Saints Henry and Cunegund 49
The Legend of St John Chrysostom, the Golden Mouthed 68
The Legend of St Jerome and the Lion 81
The Legend of St Christopher, the Christ Bearer 91
The Legend of St George, the Dragon Slayer 107
The Legend of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus 123
The Legend of Gregorius, the Good Sinner 138
APPENDIX: Normalized Texts of the Eight Legends 159
Bibliography 271
Index 276

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
Abbreviations vii
Preface ix
Introduction: Reykjahólabók, the Last of the Great Medieval Legendaries 1
Eight Legends from Reykjahólabók
The Legend of St Oswald 29
The Legend of Saints Henry and Cunegund 49
The Legend of St John Chrysostom, the Golden Mouthed 68
The Legend of St Jerome and the Lion 81
The Legend of St Christopher, the Christ Bearer 91
The Legend of St George, the Dragon Slayer 107
The Legend of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus 123
The Legend of Gregorius, the Good Sinner 138
APPENDIX: Normalized Texts of the Eight Legends 159
Bibliography 271
Index 276

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