Through the Imaginary World of Medieval Western Europe

Description

Author: Krasimira Gagova

This is the fifth title in the Journey Through the Middle Ages series, which seeks to present a more authentic view of the Middle Ages – a time filled with dramatic events and conflicts, with worthy and not-so-worthy knights, with bright minds and retrograde thinkers, with a passion for knowledge and a desire to limit it, with an irresistible attraction to power and wealth, to freedom and independent governance of cities, with the full range of all possible human qualities.

This book introduces readers to the imaginary world of medieval Western Europeans, filled with witches and magic, elves and dwarves, and many other fantastical creatures. It interweaves old myths, interesting legends, and folklore tales, which are the origins of beloved children’s stories and the characters in modern fantasy books, movies, and computer games.

The edition is lavishly illustrated and comes with a list of medieval authors and their works quoted or retold in the book.

Published: 2023

Page count: 224 pp.

ISBN 978-954-796-111-1