Writing the Barbarian Past examines the presentation of the non-Roman, pre-Christian past in Latin and vernacular historical narratives composed between c.550 a

This volume contains work by scholars actively publishing on origin legends across early medieval western Europe, from the fall of Rome to the high Middle Ages.

This holistic study demonstrates the interconnected nature of early medieval origin legends and traces their growth over time.

This study offers new insights into early medieval Christianity, exploring how religious diversity and politics shaped post-Roman Europe.

In a provocative take on Germanic heroic poetry, Taranu reads texts like Beowulf, Maldon, and the Waltharius as participating in alternative modes of history-wr