Curious myths of the Middle Ages

THECURIOUS MYTHS OFMIDDLE AGESMYTHSCURIOUS OFTHE MIDDLEAGESBYi '^PS. MA.BARING-GOULD,AUTHOR OF "ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF RELIGIOUS ETC.BELIEF,"RIVINGTONSWATERLOO LONDONPLACE,antffm-tJ,1877[New Edition.']65ContentsPAGEIWANDERINGI. THE JEWII. PRESTER JOHN 32DIVINING RODIII. THE 55.IV. THE SEVEN SLEEPERS OF EPHESUS . 93WILLIAM TELLV. 113VI. THE DOG GELLERT 134VII. TAILED MEN 145l6lVIII. ANTICHRIST AND POPE . . . .JOANt IX. THE MAN IN THE MOON . . . . IpOTHE MOUNTAINX. OF VENUS . . . .209XI. S. PATRICK'S . . .PURGATORY .230/THE . . . .XII. 250TERRESTRIALJPARADISEXIII. S. GEORGE . 266XIV. S. URSULA ELEVENTHOUSANDVIRGINSANDTHE 317.XV. THE LEGEND OF THE CROSS . . -341XVI. SCHAMIR 386XVII. THE PIPER OF HAMELN 417XVIII. HATTOBISHOP 447Contents.XIX. MELUSINA . .XX. THE FORTUNATE ISLES .XXI. SWAN-MAIDENSKNIGHT OF THE SWANXXII. THE .THE SANGREALXXIII.THEOPHILUSXXIV.APPENDIX A. THE WANDERING JEWE. MOUNTAIN OF VENUSC. PRE-CHRISTIAN CROSSESD. SHIPPING THE DEADFATALITYE. OF NUMBERSMEDIEVAL MYTHSHO that has looked on Gustave Dore's7\\**marvellous illustrations to this wild legend,can the made hisforget impression they upon?imaginationI do not refer to the first illustration asstriking,where the shoemaker is to suffer theJewish refusingto restcross-laden Saviour a moment on his door-and is with scornful thestep, receiving lip judg-ment to wander restless till the Second ofComingthat same Redeemer. But I refer rather to ...