Article
King Arthur and the Canons of Laon
Arthuriana
(2016)
Abstract
This article argues that the ‘Breton Hope’ passage in Herman of Tournai’s Miracula Sancte Marie Laudunensis (ca. 1142) is not value-neutral as previously supposed; rather, it is a preaching exemplum that participates in the overall didactic function of the work. The episode is not a dependable indicator of local Cornish belief in Arthur’s survival ca. 1113, and it may even be a late accretion written in the context of the early dissemination of Geoffrey’s Historia regum Britannie (ca. 1138).
Disciplines
Publication Date
Summer 2016
DOI
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/634309
Citation Information
Christopher M. Berard. "King Arthur and the Canons of Laon" Arthuriana Vol. 27 Iss. 2 (2016) p. 91 - 119 ISSN: 1934-1539 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/christopher-berard/1/