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• Medieval History Magazine — was a magazine dedicated to the medieval era, with a readership encompassing historians, re enactors and other individuals interested in the history of the Middle Ages. The Magazine was published by Harnois, a French publishing company, in… …   Wikipedia

• Tale of Beryn, The — (Second Merchant’s Tale, History of Beryn) (ca. 1410–1420)    The Tale of Beryn is a late MIDDLE ENGLISH verse tale that survives in a single mid 15th century manuscript of The CANTERBURY TALES, although it is clearly not the work of CHAUCER. It… …   Encyclopedia of medieval literature

• Tale of Gamelyn, The — (ca. 1370)    Gamelyn is a vigorous tale of family rivalry and corrupt justice composed during the later 14th century in the northeast Midlands of England. It is written in MIDDLE ENGLISH at a time when this was becoming a more popular language… …   Encyclopedia of medieval literature

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• Tale of Woe and Misfortune — infobox Book | name = The Tale of Woe and Misfortune ( [ Tale of ] Woe Misfortune , Woe and Ill Fortune , Misery Luckless Plight ) title orig = Повесть о Горе Злочастии translator = Serge Zenkovsky image caption = author = Anonymous illustrator …   Wikipedia

• Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, The — (Taketori monogatari) (ca. 900–920)    The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter is the first extant Japanese monogatari, or work of literary fiction. Its precise date of composition is unknown: Though some scholars say it cannot be later than 909, others… …   Encyclopedia of medieval literature

• Tale of Melibee, The —    by Geoffrey Chaucer (ca. 1390)    After the Host,Harry Bailey, has interrupted the Pilgrim CHAUCER’s recitation of his burlesque TALE OF SIR THOPAS, the poet’s persona responds with a lengthy moral allegory in prose known as The Tale of… …   Encyclopedia of medieval literature

• Tale of Genji, The — (Genji Monogatari)    by Murasaki Shikibu (ca. 1001–1010)    The monumental masterpiece The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari) was written by Lady MURASAKI SHIKIBU, circa 1001–1010, in HEIAN Japan. The most treasured classic of Japan, this… …   Encyclopedia of medieval literature

• Medieval technology — Pumhart von Steyr, a 15th century supergun …   Wikipedia

• Medieval Welsh literature — History of Literature Bronze Age literature Sumerian Egyptian Akkadian Classical literatures …   Wikipedia

• Islamic contributions to Medieval Europe — Christian and Muslim playing chess in al Andalus, from The Book of Games of Alfonso X, el Sabio, c. 1285. The game of chess originated in India, but was transmitted to Europe by the Islamic world.[1] Islamic contributions to Medieval Europe …   Wikipedia