Hero Myths & Legends of the British Race

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It may be that to some people that heroes may not seem heroic, but there is no doubt that to the age and generation which wrote or sang of them they appeared worthy of remembrance and celebration, and it is the object of this retelling to come as close as possible to the mediæval mind, with its elementary conceptions of honour, loyalty, devotion, and duty.

It often happens that one person sees in a legend only the central heroism, while another sees only the inartistic details of mediæval life which tend to disguise and warp the heroic quality.

Beowulf
The Dream of Maxen Wledig
The Story of Constantine and Elene
The Compassion of Constantine
Havelok the Dane
Howard the Halt
Roland, the Hero of Early France
The Countess Cathleen
Cuchulain, the Champion of Ireland
The Tale of Gamelyn
William of Cloudeslee
Black Colin of Loch Awe
The Marriage of Sir Gawayne
King Horn
Robin Hood
Hereward the Wake