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Secondary source · Journal article (Speculum, vol. 59, no. 4)

Thomas of Monmouth: Detector of Ritual Murder

Gavin I. Langmuir — 1984

Foundational article: shows how Thomas of Monmouth constructed, years after the events, the story of a ritual murder, and identifies Norwich as the first known accusation of this kind.

Author
Gavin I. Langmuir
Date
1984
Nature
Secondary source
Document type
Journal article (Speculum, vol. 59, no. 4)
Original language
English
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