William Marshal, Lancelot, and Arthur: chivalry and kingship
On his deathbed in May 1219, according to the History of William Marshal, the elderly Marshal spoke feelingly of the fate of his soul: <br> This speech captures the disarming frankness and pragmatism of the biographical poem, its apparent ease with the contradictions and conflicts inherent in...
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Boydell and Brewer
2008
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| Περίληψη: | On his deathbed in May 1219, according to the History of William Marshal, the elderly Marshal spoke feelingly of the fate of his soul:
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This speech captures the disarming frankness and pragmatism of the biographical poem, its apparent ease with the contradictions and conflicts inherent in the lives of twelfth- and thirteenth-century secular aristocrats. |
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