The Tale of Ralph the Collier: An Alliterative Romance by Elizabeth Walsh

The Tale of Ralph the Collier: An Alliterative Romance

American University Studies

Elizabeth Walsh

224 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction literary poetry medium-paced
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The story combines the king-in-disguise motif popular in folklore with the conversion motif common in medieval romance. The hero of the tale is the Scottish collier "Rauf" who hosts Charlemagne and later challenges a Saracen to a duel. This editio...

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