Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Song of Wade epic was once so popular that a preacher referenced it in his 13th-century sermon (pictured). - Courtesy of the ...

James Wade is an associate professor of English at the University of Cambridge (University of Cambridge). (CN) — If you take Richard Heege at his word, then the reason so few minstrel tales survived ...

(CNN) — Lesser known than some other beloved tales of larger-than-life heroes such as Gilgamesh, Beowulf and King Arthur, the Song of Wade is a case study in what happens when stories aren’t written ...