18 books like The Age of Chivalry / Legends of Charlemagne or Romance of the Middle Ages

What to read after The Age of Chivalry / Legends of Charlemagne or Romance of the Middle Ages — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

The Age of Fable Thomas Bulfinch · 1800 · ★ 3.9 · 524p · ≈ 17h · Challenging Drawing on the works of Homer, Ovid, Virgil, and other classical authors, as well as an immense trove of stories about the Norse gods and heroes, The Age of Fable offers lively retellings of the myths of the Greek and Roman gods: Venus and Adonis, Jupiter and Juno, Daphne and Apollo, and many others. [Source][1]. [1]:… Shares: Celtic Folklore, Charlemagne, Chivalry, Mythology

Bulfinch's Mythology Thomas Bulfinch · 1996 Thomas Bulfinch was an American banker and Latin scholar. Bulfinch’s Mythology is a posthumous compilation of three volumes published by Bulfinch during his lifetime which were intended to introduce the general reader to the myths and legends of Western Civilization by presenting them in simple prose with occasional commentary by the author. Bulfinch also includes many quotations showing how… Shares: Charlemagne, Folklore, Mythology

Bulfinch's Mythology Thomas Bulfinch · 2004 · 388p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Thomas Bulfinch was an American banker and Latin scholar. Bulfinch’s Mythology is a posthumous compilation of three volumes published by Bulfinch during his lifetime which were intended to introduce the general reader to the myths and legends of Western Civilization by presenting them in simple prose with occasional commentary by the author. Bulfinch also includes many quotations showing how… Shares: Charlemagne, Romances, Folklore, Mythology

The age of fable Thomas Bulfinch · 1871 · 531p · ≈ 17h · Challenging The Age of Fable is a Mythological type of book. It contains many Greek and Roman myths, including simplified versions of The Iliad and The Odyssey, as well as a selection of Norse and “eastern” myths. Thomas Bulfinch’s goal was to make the ancient myths accessible to a wide audience, and so it is suitable for children. Shares: Charlemagne, Chivalry, Folklore, Mythology

Legends of Charlemagne, or, Romance of the Middle Ages Thomas Bulfinch · 1862 · 302p · ≈ 10h · Challenging No new edition of Bulfinch's classic work can be considered complete without some notice of the American scholar to whose wide erudition and painstaking care it stands as a perpetual monument. "The Age of Fable" has come to be ranked with older books like "Pilgrim's Progress," "Gulliver's Travels," "The Arabian Nights," "Robinson Crusoe," and five or six other productions of world-wide renown as… Shares: Charlemagne, Romances, Folklore, Mythology

Age of chivalry; or, King Arthur and his knights Thomas Bulfinch · 1858 · ★ 5.0 · 312p · ≈ 10h · Challenging Annotated, hyperlinked edition of Bulfinch's Legends of King Arthur. Shares: Celtic Folklore, Chivalry, Folklore, Mythology

Bulfinch's Mythology Vols. 2&3 Thomas Bulfinch · 1962 · ★ 3.5 For almost a century and a half, Bulfinch's Mythology has been the text by which the great tales of the gods and goddesses, Greek and Roman antiquity. Shares: Romances, Folklore, Mythology

The Celtic dragon myth John Francis Campbell · 1911 · 172p · ≈ 5h · Challenging The Scottish folklorist J.F. Campbell pieced together the tale of the Celtic Dragon, an intricate oft-told story involving not just dragons but mermaids, giants, and sidhe (fairies). This story, or portions thereof, is found in many Indo-European folklore traditions, as far afield as India. Campbell includes not only his merged narrative, but original Gaelic texts for two of the episodes.… Shares: Celtic Folklore, Folklore, Mythology

The fairy-faith in Celtic countries W. Y. Evans-Wentz · 1911 · 524p · ≈ 17h · Challenging In "The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries," W. Y. Evans-Wentz presents an insightful exploration of Celtic folklore, focusing on the pervasive belief in fairies and supernatural beings across various Gaelic regions. Drawing from a wealth of firsthand accounts, ethnographic research, and field studies, Evans-Wentz meticulously analyzes the cultural significance of fairy mythology within the Celtic… Shares: Celtic Folklore, Folklore, Mythology

The golden age of myth & legend Thomas Bulfinch · 1900 · 495p · ≈ 16h · Challenging The Age of Fable is a Mythological type of book. It contains many Greek and Roman myths, including simplified versions of The Iliad and The Odyssey, as well as a selection of Norse and “eastern” myths. Thomas Bulfinch’s goal was to make the ancient myths accessible to a wide audience, and so it is suitable for children. Shares: Folklore, Mythology

Traditions of the Tinguian Fay-Cooper Cole · 1915 · 248p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Abstracts: p. 202-226. Shares: Folklore, Mythology

Knightly legends of Wales Sidney Lanier · 1881 · 361p · ≈ 12h · Challenging Twelve episodes from the Mabinogion part of the fourteenth century manuscript entitled The red book of Hergest, a collection of medieval Welsh tales recounting the feats and exploits of King Arthur and other powerful kings, princes, and knights. Shares: Chivalry, Folklore

Popular Tales from Norse Mythology George Webbe Dasent · 2001 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Full of giants, trolls, heroes, and beautiful princesses, these 42 folktales include such favorites as "Temptations," "The Magician's Pupil," "Legend of Tannhäuser," "The Outlaw," "The Widow's Son," and "The Goatherd." Shares: Folklore, Mythology

The king and the corpse Heinrich Robert Zimmer · 1948 · 338p · ≈ 11h · Challenging "Drawing from Eastern and Western literatures, Heinrich Zimmer presents a selection of stories linked together by their common concern for the problem of our eternal conflict with the forces of evil. Beginning with a tale from the Arabian Nights, this theme unfolds in legends from Irish paganism, medieval Christianity, the Arthurian cycle, and early Hinduism. In the retelling of these tales,… Shares: Romances, Folklore, Mythology

African Myths (Graphic Mythology) Gary Jeffrey · 2005 · 48p · ≈ 1h · Moderate First written down in the eighth century AD, these early Irish stories depict a far older world - part myth, part legend and part history. Rich with magic and achingly beautiful, they speak of a land of heroic battles, intense love and warrior ideals, in which the otherworld is explored and men mingle freely with the gods. From the vivid adventures of the great Celtic hero Cu Chulaind, to the… Shares: Folklore, Mythology

Le Morte d'Arthur Thomas Malory · 1557 · ★ 3.9 · 518p · ≈ 17h · Demanding Le Morte d'Arthur (originally spelled Le Morte Darthur, ungrammatical Middle French for "The Death of Arthur") is a 15th-century Middle English prose reworking by Sir Thomas Malory of tales about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin and the Knights of the Round Table—along with their respective folklore. In order to tell a "complete" story of Arthur from his conception to his… Shares: Chivalry, Romances

Scandinavian folk-lore William A. Craigie · 1896 · 554p · ≈ 18h · Challenging IN this brief outline of an extensive subject I have endeavoured to explain clearly not only what the Icelandic sagas are, but how it happened that they arose in a place so remote from the rest of Europe...The special reasons which explain it are fully stated in the first chapter,...the central Germanic area is not strongly represented; it is on the outmost borders, in Iceland, England, and… Shares: Folklore, Mythology

A dictionary of non-classical mythology Marian Edwardes · 1900 · 222p · ≈ 7h · Challenging FEATURES:      •     Includes beautiful artworks and illustrations      •     A link of an audiobook to download at the end of the book      •     Active Table of Contents for an easy navigation within the book      •     Manually coded and crafted by professionals for highest formatting quality… Shares: Folklore, Mythology

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