80:. The book takes the form of a series of anecdotes of people and places, offering many sidelights on the history of his own time. Some are from personal knowledge, and apparently reliable; others represent popular rumours about history and current events, and are often far from the truth.
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Tale of the
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Tales of King
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Nicholas Pipe; anecdotes about phantom herds of animals; story of King
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and his fairy bride; with a description of their interview with
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Copy of the letter (sometimes found among the works of Saint
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Brief conclusion in which Walter calls himself a "huntsman" (
906:. Translated by Montague R. James. With historical notes by
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Story of Henno-with-the-Teeth (probably the Norman nobleman
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Prologue; a brief justification of fiction and its pleasures
444:
The legendary fighter Gado and a supposed Roman invasion of
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with three hermits, a
Frenchman, an Englishman and a Scot
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Literally "I am a borderer to the Welsh": Walter Map,
560:) in which Valerius advises Rufinus against marriage
97:Courtiers and serfs (including a conversation with
36:) is the major surviving work of the 12th-century
825:Witchcraft Out of the Shadows: A Complete History
818:Historical Writing in England, c. 550 to c. 1307
895:Anecdota Oxoniensia, Medieval and Modern Series
768:C. N. L. Brooke, "Map, Walter (d. 1209/10)" in
510:The benefits of not following proverbial advice
266:Story told by Philip of Naples of a meeting in
52:descent. Map claimed that he was a man of the
922:no. 9 (translation). At the Internet Archive.
744:(essentially a rough draft of the opening of
577:Story of a knight of "Lesser Britain" (i.e.,
64:, but his studies and employment took him to
8:
16:Book of 12th century anecdotes by Walter Map
820:(London: Routledge, 1974) pp. 242–244.
563:Story of the boy Eudo deceived by the Devil
830:Levine, Robert. "How to Read Walter Map."
722:'s first-hand account of the character of
283:Anecdote of Gregory, a monk of Gloucester
76:and to several royal and noble courts of
885:. Latin text edited, with a preface, by
857:. Latin text edited, with a preface, by
854:De nugis curialium distinctiones quinque
553:Autobiographical prologue and "epilogue"
771:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
761:
736:A satirical comparison of the court of
681:Story of the unidentified Apollonides,
643:); a brief satire on the court of King
673:Prologue; reflections on fame and the
434:Anecdote about an unknown knight at a
216:Further anecdotes of the Cistercians,
836:Made available online by prof. Levine
663:Story of the merchants Sceva and Ollo
581:) who rescued his dead wife from the
517:) who brings home game for the reader
401:) who rescued his dead wife from the
229:The heretic or robber bands known as
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175:with anecdotes of their early years
916:Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion
347:William de Braose, Lord of Bramber
14:
685:("a king of the western regions")
652:Story of Alan, so-called King of
533:The quarrels of Parius and Lausus
530:The friendship of Sadius and Galo
869:; also at the Internet Archive:
774:, Oxford University Press, 2004
247:Narrative of a meeting with the
903:Walter Map's De nugis curialium
543:The story of Rollo and his wife
460:The Welsh and their hospitality
220:, Grandmontines and Carthusians
897:, 6. At the Internet Archive.
618:Story of Gerbert of Aurillac (
296:pet snake, and foolish charity
1:
351:Helya, a Welsh hermit in the
30:"Of the trifles of courtiers"
698:and his dealings with Godwin
60:);. He was probably born in
959:12th-century books in Latin
932:. Edited and translated by
832:Mittellateinisches Jahrbuch
335:, as told to Walter Map by
292:Anecdote about a hermit, a
126:) who had his wife murdered
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920:Cymmrodorion Record Series
683:rex in partibus occidentis
484:Roger, bishop of Worcester
233:, Brabantians or Brabazons
843:Editions and translations
420:, who encountered both a
114:Tale of an early king of
718:("the worst of kings");
625:Story of the cobbler of
368:, and an attack on King
34:"Trinkets for the Court"
792:distinctio 2 chapter 23
622:) deceived by the Devil
305:archbishop of Esztergom
263:for the right to preach
184:Old Man of the Mountain
108:and the origins of the
690:Godwin, Earl of Wessex
688:Life and character of
570:monk (already told in
536:The story of Raso the
361:, Welsh king and saint
251:, who had come to the
224:Gilbert of Sempringham
163:Saint Stephen of Muret
129:Anecdotes of the poet
58:marchio sum Walensibus
887:Montague Rhodes James
712:William II of England
494:Historia Caroli Magni
453:Andronikos I Komnenos
253:Third Lateran Council
827:. Robert Hale, 2004.
428:while searching for
259:in 1179 to petition
236:The heretics called
208:Bernard of Clairvaux
969:Works by Walter Map
834:23 (1988): 91-105.
313:University of Paris
311:'s lectures at the
288:Peter of Tarentaise
194:Knights Hospitaller
131:Giscard de Beaulieu
104:The legendary King
84:Outline of contents
964:British literature
928:De nugis curialium
912:E. Sidney Hartland
882:De nugis curialium
816:Antonia Gransden,
789:De Nugis Curialium
706:Louis VI of France
702:Henry I of England
613:Distinctio secunda
587:Distinctio secunda
457:Gillescop the Scot
275:Distinctio secunda
261:Pope Alexander III
202:with anecdotes of
198:Foundation of the
159:Order of Grandmont
99:Ranulf de Glanvill
21:De nugis curialium
908:John Edward Lloyd
871:Google Books scan
676:chansons de geste
668:Distinctio quinta
639:(already told in
620:Pope Sylvester II
611:(already told in
585:(already told in
548:Distinctio quarta
522:Distinctio tertia
424:and (apparently)
309:Gerard la Pucelle
212:Arnold of Brescia
186:, founder of the
148:on 2 October 1187
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299:A meeting with
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934:M. R. James
889:. Oxford,
877:Map, Walter
566:Story of a
502:ghost story
412:infanticide
374:Brycheiniog
357:Tale about
319:, his sons
249:Waldensians
32:or loosely
953:Categories
914:. London,
861:. London,
811:References
605:Wild Edric
600:-like wife
596:) and his
471:Hay-on-Wye
448:'s kingdom
436:tournament
430:Saint Paul
385:Wild Edric
366:Deheubarth
321:István III
268:Montenegro
118:(probably
66:Canterbury
42:Walter Map
603:Story of
491:from the
478:, citing
476:Revenants
451:Tales of
383:Tales of
378:Brecknock
333:István IV
329:László II
242:Patarines
238:Publicans
188:Assassins
142:Jerusalem
110:Wild Hunt
918:, 1923.
893:, 1914.
802:Ruickbie
732:Geoffrey
694:Life of
654:Brittany
645:Henry II
598:Melusine
579:Brittany
538:vavasour
489:Revenant
416:Tale of
407:Tale of
399:Brittany
325:Béla III
280:Prologue
231:Routiers
124:Sancho I
120:Afonso I
116:Portugal
776:Paysite
583:fairies
568:Cluniac
515:venator
440:Louvain
422:centaur
409:demonic
403:fairies
393:succubi
376:(i.e.,
370:Brychan
317:Géza II
294:demonic
146:Saladin
135:Cluniac
46:English
40:author
726:; and
633:merman
558:Jerome
389:incubi
757:Notes
740:with
637:Herla
504:from
359:Cadoc
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70:Paris
50:Welsh
38:Latin
940:and
742:Hell
704:and
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257:Rome
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178:The
137:monk
74:Rome
28:for
728:Map
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