Medieval Literature

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a medieval romance that tells the story of Sir Gawain's encounter with the Green Knight.

Geoffrey Chaucer is the author of The Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories told by a group of pilgrims on their way to Canterbury Cathedral.

Beowulf is the main character in the epic poem Beowulf, who travels to Denmark to help King Hrothgar fight the monster Grendel.

Everyman is a medieval morality play that tells the story of a man who is summoned by Death to account for his life.

The Song of Roland is an anonymous medieval epic poem that tells the story of the Battle of Roncevaux Pass.

Geoffrey Chaucer is the main character in The Canterbury Tales, who serves as the narrator and guide for the pilgrims on their journey to Canterbury Cathedral.

The Reeve's Tale is a medieval fabliau that tells the story of a miller who is tricked by his wife and her lover.

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is an anonymous medieval romance that tells the story of Sir Gawain's encounter with the Green Knight.

Everyman is the main character in the medieval morality play Everyman, who is summoned by Death to account for his life.

The Wanderer is a medieval lyric poem that tells the story of a man who has been exiled from his home and is wandering through the wilderness.

The Dream of the Rood is an anonymous medieval lyric poem that tells the story of a man who dreams of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

Bryhtnoth is the main character in The Battle of Maldon, an Old English poem that tells the story of the Battle of Maldon in 991.

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a medieval chronicle that records the history of the Anglo-Saxons from the 5th to the 11th centuries.

Geoffrey of Monmouth is the author of The Historia Regum Britanniae, a medieval chronicle that tells the history of the kings of Britain from Brutus to Cadwallader.

Brutus is the main character in The Brut, a medieval chronicle that tells the story of the founding of Britain by Brutus, the great-grandson of Aeneas.