MICEL FOLCLAND BIBLIOGRAPHY X

Working on a new version of the bibliography and sharing it here. These books are recommended—or warned against—by members of the group and other medievalists. Please write with any additions you suggest!

RELIGION

Ewing, Þor. Viking Myths—Stories of the Norse Gods and Goddesses
Read the eddas if possible rather than a retelling of Norse myths, but Ewing’s efforts are good efforts.

Van Liere, Frans. An Introduction to the Medieval Bible
An interesting look at the medieval Bible, physically, religiously and literarily.

ADDENDUM: Just bought…

Burfield, Brian. Medieval Military Medicine.
A realistic view of medieval læchdoms used in the middle ages to deal with wounds and injuries from military violence of the time.

Liège, Egrert. The Well-Laden Ship.
A collection of short entries of interest to medieval culture.

Naismith, Rory, Making Money in the Early Middle Ages.
Excellent overview of minted moneys—making, using and more—in the early middle ages.

Van Liere, Frans. An Introduction to the Medieval Bible
An interesting look at the medieval Bible, physically, religiously and literarily.

Williamson, Craig (translator). The Complete Old English Poems.
What it says, in one convenient volume.