Fantastic histories

Fantastic historiesAuthor: Victoria Flood ISBN: 9781526195852 Publisher: Manchester University Press Year first published: 29 Apr 2026 Pages: 304 Format: Paperback softback Fantastic Histories explores the political and cultural contexts of the entry of fairies to the historical record in twelfth century England, and the subsequent uses of fairy narratives in both insular and continental history and romance. It traces the uses of the fairy as a contested marker of

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The book concludes by addressing the most interesting enigma in Alfred's reception history: why is the king no longer 'England's darling'

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This annual compilation of the previous year's best short stories and novellas