Scholars have been left puzzled for 130 years by a medieval literary mystery - but now, two experts believe they have finally solved it. In the Middle Ages, the Song of Wade was a widely-known folk ...

The corrected translation of the text alters its meaning: it changes from ‘Some are elves and some are adders; some are sprites that dwell by waters: there is no man, but Hildebrand only.’ to ‘Thus ...

The Song of Wade was hugely popular throughout the Middle Ages. For several centuries, its central character remained a major romance hero, among other famous knights such as Lancelot and Gawain.

A medieval sermon packed with 'memes' and simple spelling mistakes could explain a baffling line in 'The Canterbury Tales.' ...

Falk and Wade have also translated nikeres as “sea-snakes” instead of “sprites.” In Old and Middle English, the term was used ...

THE best local restaurants across the UK for 2025 have been revealed. The Good Food Guide, in partnership with Square, has ...

Medieval poet Geoffrey Chaucer twice made references to an early work featuring a Germanic mythological character named Wade. Only three lines survive, discovered buried in a sermon by a late 19th ...

History of the town of Canterbury, New Hampshire, 1727-1912 by Lyford, James Otis, 1853- Publication date 1912 Topics Canterbury, N.H. -- History, Canterbury, N.H. -- Genealogy Publisher Concord, N. H ...

As the new adaptation of Jim Crace’s novel Harvest opens in cinemas, we gather in a bounteous crop of previous films that have captured life on the land and the rolling beauty of the British ...

For the first time in modern history, the apostolic nuncio to the United Kingdom has celebrated Mass in England’s most ...

The mysteries of the propaganda and porn of England's most important historical relic show the embroidered tale of William's ...