Explores myth and legend in the literatures of England, Europe, and the World in the Middle Ages (500-1500). Topics may include dragons, djinns, and King Arthur, as well as knights, chivalry, the ...

Solomon was acclaimed as the wisest of kings. According to medieval legend, his wisdom was most strenuously tested by a peasant whose rude appearance was the distinguished monarch’s opposite.

Not unlike a certain medieval legend, the origins of two-time Academy Award nominee Djimon Hounsou are humble. Born in what is now the African country of Benin, Hounsou immigrated to France at the ...

A central figure in the legends making up a body of medieval literature and arcane texts known as the Matter of Britain, the ...