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Two Medieval Outlaws - Eustace the Monk and Fouke Fitz Waryn (Paperback)
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Two Medieval Outlaws - Eustace the Monk and Fouke Fitz Waryn (Paperback)
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Fascinating insights into medieval life. THE TIMES LITERARY
SUPPLEMENT Eustace the Monk and Fouke Fitz Waryn belong in the
great tradition of medieval outlaws, and aspects of their lives,
part-fact, part-fiction, find a reflection in the life of that most
famous of all outlaws, Robin Hood. Glyn Burgess puts into modern
English the two romances of the thirteenth century which relate
their deeds, Li Romans de Witasse le Moine and Fouke le Fitz Waryn.
He presents the historical reality of their respective
"heroes",important but neglected figures: both were born around
1170; both broke with their overlords, the count of Boulogne and
King John, at around the same time; and both spent a period as
outlaws, during which they toyed with their lords and exacted
revenge for the injustice they suffered. Eustace was not only an
outlaw and a sea captain, but a pirate and magician; he was one of
the most feared men of his day. Fouke's life was dominated by his
attempt to takepossession of Whittington Castle in Shropshire, to
which his family laid claim. Alongside the historical discussion of
the lives of the protagonists of the two romances, Glyn Burgess
reveals the multiple layers of the romances themselves:
historically verifiable facts, information which cannot be proved
but rings true, and a wide range of material which is manifestly
imaginary, containing stock motifs also found in other romances of
the period. His bringing to life of two forgotten outlaws is a
fascinating context for his spirited translation of the romances.
GLYN S. BURGESS is Emeritus Professor of French at the University
of Liverpool.
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