{"product_id":"medieval-ghost-stories-9781843832690","title":"Medieval Ghost Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eSeventy-seven tales of the supernatural, intended to frighten and excite and bring to heel their medieval audience, gathered from medieval chronicles, sagas, heroic poetry and romances.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStrongly recommended. M R JAMES NEWSLETTER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Stories of restless spirits returning from the afterlife are as old as storytelling. In medieval Europe ghosts, nightstalkers and unearthly visitors from parallel worlds had beenin circulation since before the coming of Christianity.\u003cbr\u003e  Here is a collection of ghostly encounters from medieval romances, monastic chronicles, sagas and heroic poetry. These tales bore a peculiar freight of spooks and spirituality which can still make the hair stand on end. Look at the story of Richard Rowntree's stillborn child, glimpsed by his father tangled in swaddling clothes on the road to Santiago, or the sly habits of water sprites restingas golden rings on the surface of the river, just out of reach.\u003cbr\u003e  The writer and broadcaster Andrew Joynes brings together a vivid selection of these tales, with a thoughtful commentary that puts them in context and lays bare the layers of meaning in them.","brand":"Andrew Joynes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42959957491830,"sku":"9781843832690","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_d41cb51a-ec01-40ef-9d63-b4b160131985.jpg?v=1767855369","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/medieval-ghost-stories-9781843832690","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}