Retells medieval saint legends for a fresh historical and literary perspective
Includes both well-known and less familiar saints for broad appeal
Draws from official lives, vernacular romances, artworks, and poetry
Expands understanding of how saints shaped European culture and rituals
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Saints' legends suffused medieval European culture. Their heroes' suffering and wonder-working shaped landscapes, rituals and folk beliefs. Their tales spoke of men raised by wolves, women communing with flocks of birds and severed heads calling from between bristling paws. In this book, Amy Jeffs retells legends born of the medieval cult
