William of Malmesbury on Pagan Slavic Oracles: New Sources for Slavic Paganism and Its Two Interpretations<br>William iz Malmesburyja o prerokbah poganskih Slovanov: nov vir o slovanskem poganstvu in njegovi interpretaciji</br>

Authors

  • Leszek Paweł Słupecki University of Rzeszów, Institute of History, av. Rejtana 16 c, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland
  • Roman Zaroff

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3986/sms.v2i0.1841

Abstract

The article brings to the attention of the scholarly world a hardly known medieval source Gesta Regum Anglorum written by William of Malmesbury. Who was an early 12th century English benedictine monk from Malmesbury in Western England. The article revolves around the outmost relevance of William of Malmesbury to the study of pre-christian Slavic religion, and provides two interpretations of William’s account.

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Published

2015-05-05

How to Cite

Słupecki, L. P., & Zaroff, R. (2015). William of Malmesbury on Pagan Slavic Oracles: New Sources for Slavic Paganism and Its Two Interpretations<br>William iz Malmesburyja o prerokbah poganskih Slovanov: nov vir o slovanskem poganstvu in njegovi interpretaciji</br>. Studia Mythologica Slavica, 2, 9–20. https://doi.org/10.3986/sms.v2i0.1841

Issue

Vol. 2 (1999)

Section

SLOVANSKA MITOLOGIJA – VIRI IN REKONSTRUKCIJE / SLAVIC MYTHOLOGY – SOURCES AND RECONSTRUCTIONS

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