KNIGHTS IN THE MIDDLE DUTCH EPOS KAREL ENDE ELEGAST
KNIGHTS IN THE MIDDLE DUTCH EPOS KAREL ENDE ELEGAST
Author(s): Małgorzata DowlaszewiczSubject(s): Cultural history, Poetry, Other Language Literature, 6th to 12th Centuries, 13th to 14th Centuries, Theory of Literature
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Karel ende Elegast; Charlemagne; chivalry; outlaw; knights;
Summary/Abstract: Karel (Charlemagne), Elegast, and Eggeric are the three main protagonists of the medieval Dutch epos Karel ende Elegast. Each of them is a knight, but represents different characteristics. The Monarch, the Outlaw, and the Traitor share some chivalric values but present contrasts in their behaviour. This article examines these three characters and their relationships to chivalry. It focuses on the image of chivalry in the epos, and not on the historical aspects of knighthood. As it is one of the first publications in Poland on Middle Dutch texts, it also outlines the chivalric literature in the medieval Low Countries.
Journal: Acta Poloniae Historica
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 120
- Page Range: 27-43
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English