Trial by Fire and Battle in Medieval German Literature by Vickie L. Ziegler
Trial by Fire and Battle in Medieval German Literature (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture) by Vickie L. Ziegler
English | July 29, 2004 | ISBN: 1571132910 | 250 Pages | PDF | 14 MB
English | July 29, 2004 | ISBN: 1571132910 | 250 Pages | PDF | 14 MB
Medieval judicial ordeals, especially trial by fire or battle, conjure up vivid pictures in the modern imagination. Yet popular perceptions of the Middle Ages leave the reader without a context in which to understand these most drastic of medieval judicial remedies. This book analyzes literary texts that provide some of the most vivid and detailed accounts of the medieval ordeal: the dramatic treason trials in late medieval Charlemagne epics.