Heroic legends in the Middle Ages
Contents:
Theme: Heroic legends in the Middle Ages
Theme – Nils Visser, 'Historical introduction'.
The Source – Filippo Donvito, 'The legend of Prester John'.
Theme – Jean-Claude Brunner, 'Andreas Baumkircher: an Austrian giant'.
Theme – Kai Grundmann, 'Theoderic: the ancient warrior and his medieval legacy'.
Theme – Nicholas Whaley, 'The Grunwald Swords: a gift of blades that became a symbol of victory'
Theme – Patrick Baker, 'The death of Roland: the Battle of Roncevaux Pass'.
Theme – Sean McGlynn, 'William of Kensham: the real origins of Robin Hood?'.
Theme – Sidney Dean, 'Dux Bellorum or Comes Brittaniarum: the Arthurian legend in light of military history'.
Features:
The Castle – Konstantin Nossov, 'Qasr al-Heir: Mysterious heritage of the Umayyad Caliphs in the Syrian desert'.
Special – Elizabeth Norton, 'Buckingham's rebellion, 1483'.