A medieval literary puzzle which has stumped scholars, including M.R. James for 130 years has finally been solved. Cambridge scholars now believe the Song of Wade, a long-lost treasure of English culture, was a chivalric romance not a monster-filled epic. The discovery solves the most famous mystery in Chaucer’s writings and provides rare evidence of a medieval preacher referencing pop culture in a sermon.
Lost English legend decoded, solving Chaucerian mystery and revealing a medieval preacher’s meme
