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Medieval folklore is a body of work, originally transmitted orally, which was composed between the 5th and 15th centuries in Europe. Although folktales are a common attribute of every civilization, and such stories were being told by cultures...

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Medieval literature is defined broadly as any work written in Latin or the vernacular between c. 476-1500, including philosophy, religious treatises, legal texts, as well as works of the imagination. More narrowly, however, the term applies...

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Leprechauns (also leprecauns or lepracauns) are figures in Irish folklore who guard hidden treasure. Regarded as small and incredibly agile male fairies or goblins, they most often guard a pot of gold. Leprechauns live solitary lives and...

Knights were the most-feared and best-protected warriors on the medieval battlefield, while off it, they were amongst the most fashionably dressed and best-mannered members of society. To reach this elevated position, however, became more...

These are the most notorious Slavic creatures from the Slavic Mythology. Creatures from the Slavic Folklore found in this video: Kikimora - an evil spirit that enters the house. Domovoi - a beneficial spirit of the house. Baba...

Monsters as forces of chaos are popular figures in world mythology so stick around for a glimpse of the terrifying monsters from mythology and folklore from around the world. Monsters and creatures from legend and mythology are understood...

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/vampires-folklore-fantasy-and-fact-michael-molina The myth of the bloodsucking vampire has stalked humans from ancient Mesopotamia to 18th-Century CE Eastern Europe, but it has differed in the...

The knights of medieval Europe were meant to be the finest fighting men of their age, even more important, they were expected to be pure in thought and deed, as exemplified in the chivalrous code which they (usually) followed. Here are the...