christian medieval european myths

The mistake that a lot of people make when discussing these subjects is to think of these things as 'books.' There may have been written versions of these things but they were multi-sensory experiences that weren't confined to the written word. In principle it's the same as reading Homer and ignoring the fact that Homer was performed, not merely read aloud. It's like wanting to just read the book for a musical when you could go and see a performance or better yet perform in it. Not only that but a lot of these epics are really only so important because of their impact on an archaic culture speaking an archaic language. If you want to 'read' them then you'll need to either settle for layers upon layers of interpretation or acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to decipher surviving texts from the period (to which I cannot point you so don't bother asking me). It's not hard to find Old English versions of Beowulf online. It's not like these are copyrighted works. Again, you're having trouble because you're making a category mistake. You don't 'read' a myth, you experience it with your five senses and your nervous system.

>>9727975
wanker

>>9727975
twat

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>>9728032
Am I wrong, you pansies? OP is fucking gay.

>>9728044
i agree the oral tradition's important but i just want to read the stories m8

>>9728052
This isn't about oral fucking tradition, this is about how what you want to read doesn't exist in the format that you want in any meaningful way, you faggot.