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Title

• The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Anonymous (Translation: Rev. James Ingram)
• Argonautica, by Apollonius Rhodius (Translation: R.C. Seaton)
• The Book of the Duchess, by Geoffrey Chaucer (Editor: W.W. Skeat)
• Barlaam and Ioasaph, by St. John Damascene (Translation: G. Woodward & H. Mattingly)
• Cliges, by Chretien deTroyes (Translation: W.W. Comfort)
• Codex Junius 11, Anonymous (Translation: George Kennedy)
• Confessio Amantis, (aka "Tales of the Seven Deadly Sins"), by John Gower (Editor: G.C. MacAuley)
• Danish History (Books I-IX), by Saxo Grammaticus (Translation: Oliver Elton)
• Erec et Enide, by Chretien deTroyes (Translation: W.W. Comfort)
• The Fall of Troy, by Quintus Smyrnaeus (Translation: A.S. Way)
• Gerusalemme Liberata ("Jerusalem Delivered"), by Torquatto Tasso (Translation: Edward Fairfax)
• Heimskringla (aka "The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway"), by Snorri Sturlson (Translation: Samuel Laing)
• Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns and Homerica, by Hesiod, Homer, et al (Translation: H.G. Eveyln-White)
• High History of the Holy Graal, Anonymous (Translation: Sebastian Evans)
• The House of Fame, by Geoffrey Chaucer (Editor: W.W. Skeat)
• Lancelot or, The Knight of the Cart, by Chretien deTroyes (Translation: W.W. Comfort)
• The Lay of the Cid, Anonymous (Translation: R. Sheldon Rose & L. Bacon)
• Legend of Good Women, by Geoffrey Chaucer (Editor: W.W. Skeat)
• The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald ("Kormak's Saga"), Anonymous (Translation: W.G. Collingwood & J. Stefansson)
• Life of King Alfred, by Asser (Translation: J.A. Giles)
• Nibelungenlied, Anonymous (Translation: C. Shumway)
• Orlando Furioso ("Orlando Enraged"), by Ludovico Ariosto (Translation: William Stewart Rose)
• The Parliament of Fowles, by Geoffrey Chaucer (Editor: W.W. Skeat)
• Pharsalia (aka "The Civil War"), by Lucan (Translation: Sir Edward Ridley)
• The Saga of Grettir the Strong ("Grettir's Saga"), Anonymous (Translation: G.A. Hight)
• The Song of Roland, Anonymous (Translation: Charles Moncrief)
• The Story of Burnt Njal ("Njal's Saga"), Anonymous (Translation: George DaSent)
• The Story of the Volsungs ("Volsungasaga"), Anonymous (Translation: William Morris and Eirikr Magnusson)
• The Testament of Cresseid, by Robert Henryson (Editor: David Laing)
• Troilus and Criseyde, by Geoffrey Chaucer (Editor: W.W. Skeat)
• Yvain, or The Knight With the Lion, by Chretien deTroyes (Translation: W.W. Comfort)

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Author

• The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, (Translation: Rev. James Ingram)
• Codex Junius 11, (Translation: George Kennedy)
• High History of the Holy Graal, (Translation: Sebastian Evans)
• The Lay of the Cid, (Translation: R. Sheldon Rose & L. Bacon)
• The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald ("Kormak's Saga"), (Translation: W.G. Collingwood & J. Stefansson)
• Nibelungenlied, (Translation: C. Shumway)
• The Saga of Grettir the Strong ("Grettir's Saga"), (Translation: G.A. Hight)
• The Song of Roland, (Translation: Charles Moncrief)
• The Story of Burnt Njal ("Njal's Saga"), (Translation: George DaSent)
• The Story of the Volsungs ("Volsungasaga"), (Translation: William Morris and Eirikr Magnusson)

• Argonautica (Translation: R.C. Seaton)

• Orlando Furioso ("Orlando Enraged"), (Translation: William Stewart Rose)

• Life of King Alfred (Translation: J.A. Giles)

• The Book of the Duchess, (Editor: W.W. Skeat)
• The House of Fame, (Editor: W.W. Skeat)
• Legend of Good Women (Editor: W.W. Skeat)
• The Parliament of Fowles, (Editor: W.W. Skeat)
• Troilus and Criseyde, (Editor: W.W. Skeat)

• Barlaam and Ioasaph, (Translation: G. Woodward & H. Mattingly)

• Cliges, (Translation: W.W. Comfort)
• Erec et Enide, (Translation: W.W. Comfort)
• Lancelot or, The Knight of the Cart, (Translation: W.W. Comfort)
• Yvain, or The Knight With the Lion, (Translation: W.W. Comfort)

• Confessio Amantis, (aka "Tales of the Seven Deadly Sins"), (Editor: G.C. MacAuley)

• The Testament of Cresseid, (Editor: David Laing)

• Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns and Homerica, (Translation: H.G. Eveyln-White)

• Pharsalia (aka "The Civil War"), (Translation: Sir Edward Ridley)

• The Fall of Troy, (Translation: A.S. Way)

• Danish History (Books I-IX), (Translation: Oliver Elton)

• Heimskringla (aka "The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway"), (Translation: Samuel Laing)

• Gerusalemme Liberata ("Jerusalem Delivered"), (Translation: Edward Fairfax)

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Genre

• The Book of the Duchess, by Geoffrey Chaucer (Editor: W.W. Skeat)
• Confessio Amantis, (aka "Tales of the Seven Deadly Sins"), by John Gower (Editor: G.C. MacAuley)
• The House of Fame, by Geoffrey Chaucer (Editor: W.W. Skeat)
• Legend of Good Women, by Geoffrey Chaucer (Editor: W.W. Skeat)
• The Parliament of Fowles, by Geoffrey Chaucer (Editor: W.W. Skeat)

• Cliges, by Chretien deTroyes (Translation: W.W. Comfort)
• Erec et Enide, by Chretien deTroyes (Translation: W.W. Comfort)
• High History of the Holy Graal, Anonymous (Translation: Sebastian Evans)
• Lancelot or, The Knight of the Cart, by Chretien deTroyes (Translation: W.W. Comfort)
• Yvain, or The Knight With the Lion, by Chretien deTroyes (Translation: W.W. Comfort)

• The Song of Roland, Anonymous (Translation: Charles Moncrief)

• The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Anonymous (Translation: Rev. James Ingram)
• Danish History (Books I-IX), by Saxo Grammaticus (Translation: Oliver Elton)
• Heimskringla (aka "The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway"), by Snorri Sturlson (Translation: Samuel Laing)
• Life of King Alfred, by Asser (Translation: J.A. Giles)

• Codex Junius 11, Anonymous (Translation: George Kennedy)

• Argonautica, by Apollonius Rhodius (Translation: R.C. Seaton)
• The Fall of Troy, by Quintus Smyrnaeus (Translation: A.S. Way)
• Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns and Homerica, by Hesiod, Homer, et al (Translation: H.G. Eveyln-White)
• The Testament of Cresseid, by Robert Henryson (Editor: David Laing)
• Troilus and Criseyde, by Geoffrey Chaucer (Editor: W.W. Skeat)

• Pharsalia (aka "The Civil War"), by Lucan (Translation: Sir Edward Ridley)

• The Lay of the Cid, Anonymous (Translation: R. Sheldon Rose & L. Bacon)

• Nibelungenlied, Anonymous (Translation: C. Shumway)
• The Story of the Volsungs ("Volsungasaga"), Anonymous (Translation: William Morris and Eirikr Magnusson)

• Heimskringla (aka "The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway"), by Snorri Sturlson (Translation: Samuel Laing)
• The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald ("Kormak's Saga"), Anonymous (Translation: W.G. Collingwood & J. Stefansson)
• The Saga of Grettir the Strong ("Grettir's Saga"), Anonymous (Translation: G.A. Hight)
• The Story of Burnt Njal ("Njal's Saga"), Anonymous (Translation: George DaSent)
• The Story of the Volsungs ("Volsungasaga"), Anonymous (Translation: William Morris and Eirikr Magnusson)

• Orlando Furioso ("Orlando Enraged"), by Ludovico Ariosto (Translation: William Stewart Rose)
• The Song of Roland, Anonymous (Translation: Charles Moncrief)

• Cliges, by Chretien deTroyes (Translation: W.W. Comfort)
• Erec et Enide, by Chretien deTroyes (Translation: W.W. Comfort)
• Gerusalemme Liberata ("Jerusalem Delivered"), by Torquatto Tasso (Translation: Edward Fairfax)
• High History of the Holy Graal, Anonymous (Translation: Sebastian Evans)
• Lancelot or, The Knight of the Cart, by Chretien deTroyes (Translation: W.W. Comfort)
• Nibelungenlied, Anonymous (Translation: C. Shumway)
• Orlando Furioso ("Orlando Enraged"), by Ludovico Ariosto (Translation: William Stewart Rose)
• Troilus and Criseyde, by Geoffrey Chaucer (Editor: W.W. Skeat)
• Yvain, or The Knight With the Lion, by Chretien deTroyes (Translation: W.W. Comfort)

• Barlaam and Ioasaph, by St. John Damascene (Translation: G. Woodward & H. Mattingly)

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Language

Anglo-Saxon (Old English)

• The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Anonymous (Translation: Rev. James Ingram)
• Codex Junius 11, Anonymous (Translation: George Kennedy)

NOTE: All texts are in original language.

• The Book of the Duchess, by Geoffrey Chaucer (Editor: W.W. Skeat)
• Confessio Amantis, (aka "Tales of the Seven Deadly Sins"), by John Gower (Editor: G.C. MacAuley)
• The House of Fame, by Geoffrey Chaucer (Editor: W.W. Skeat)
• Legend of Good Women, by Geoffrey Chaucer (Editor: W.W. Skeat)
• The Parliament of Fowles, by Geoffrey Chaucer (Editor: W.W. Skeat)
• The Testament of Cresseid, by Robert Henryson (Editor: David Laing)
• Troilus and Criseyde, by Geoffrey Chaucer (Editor: W.W. Skeat)

• Cliges, by Chretien deTroyes (Translation: W.W. Comfort)
• Erec et Enide, by Chretien deTroyes (Translation: W.W. Comfort)
• High History of the Holy Graal, Anonymous (Translation: Sebastian Evans)
• Lancelot or, The Knight of the Cart, by Chretien deTroyes (Translation: W.W. Comfort)
• The Song of Roland, Anonymous (Translation: Charles Moncrief)
• Yvain, or The Knight With the Lion, by Chretien deTroyes (Translation: W.W. Comfort)

• Nibelungenlied, Anonymous (Translation: C. Shumway)

• Argonautica, by Apollonius Rhodius (Translation: R.C. Seaton)
• Barlaam and Ioasaph, by St. John Damascene (Translation: G. Woodward & H. Mattingly)
• The Fall of Troy, by Quintus Smyrnaeus (Translation: A.S. Way)
• Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns and Homerica, by Hesiod, Homer, et al (Translation: H.G. Eveyln-White)

• Heimskringla (aka "The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway"), by Snorri Sturlson (Translation: Samuel Laing)
• The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald ("Kormak's Saga"), Anonymous (Translation: W.G. Collingwood & J. Stefansson)
• The Saga of Grettir the Strong ("Grettir's Saga"), Anonymous (Translation: G.A. Hight)
• The Story of Burnt Njal ("Njal's Saga"), Anonymous (Translation: George DaSent)
• The Story of the Volsungs ("Volsungasaga"), Anonymous (Translation: William Morris and Eirikr Magnusson)

• Gerusalemme Liberata ("Jerusalem Delivered"), by Torquatto Tasso (Translation: Edward Fairfax)
• Orlando Furioso ("Orlando Enraged"), by Ludovico Ariosto (Translation: William Stewart Rose)

• Danish History (Books I-IX), by Saxo Grammaticus (Translation: Oliver Elton)
• Life of King Alfred, by Asser (Translation: J.A. Giles)
• Pharsalia (aka "The Civil War"), by Lucan (Translation: Sir Edward Ridley)

The Lay of the Cid, Anonymous (Translation: R. Sheldon Rose & L. Bacon)

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