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Dancing with the hangman : symbol, myth and ritual in the medieval German legend, the Schelmensage

Dancing with the hangman is an investigation into the medieval German legend known as the Schelmensage, which has its location in Bergen-Enkheim in Frankfurt, Germany - the town where I was born. It is a legend that concerns the manner in which a hangman became knighted by the emperor Barbarossa. I...

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Main Author: Klein, Marie Bastienne
Other Authors: Chidester, David
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Department of Religious Studies 2014
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