The Arthur of the Low Countries

The Arthurian Legend in Dutch and Flemish Literature

Boek The Arthur of the Low Countries

The Arthur of the Low Countries. The Arthurian Legend in Dutch and Flemish Literature has been published by Wales University Press.This book is edited by Prof. Bart Besamusca (Utrecht Centre for Medieval Studies) and Prof. Frank Brandsma (Utrecht Centre for Medieval Studies). 

In the medieval Low Countries (nowadays Belgium and the Netherlands), Arthurian romance flourished in the 13th and 14th centuries. The Middle Dutch poets translated French material), but also created romances of their own. The Arthur of the Low Countries provides a ‘state of the art’ overview of the Dutch Arthurian material and the research it has provoked.