History

  • Alfred the Great (Work in Progress)

    He is Alfred, the son of Athelwulf, the son of Egbert, the son of Ealhmund, the son of Eafa, the son of Eoppa, the son of Ingild, the son of Cenred, the son of Ceowold, the son of Cuthwulf, the son of Cuthwine, the son of Ceawlin, the son of Cynric, the son of Cerdic,

    Read more →

  • Thousand and One Nights

    Thousand and One Nights

    What manuscripts have survived to modern times, and how did their incomplete contents create different versions of the Nights we have today? Since no ancient manuscript contains all the stories, how can a collector assemble a “complete” collection and find “orphan tales” like Aladdin and Ali Baba without original sources? How do we determine which

    Read more →