Introduction -- The giant in the medieval mind. St. Augustine and the monstrous races; Biblical giants; Theological conceptions; Secular and courtly conceptions -- The monster from the outside. Sigenot; The giantesses of the Eckenlied; Grauer Rock (Orendel) -- Misplaced loyalties and evil minions. Daniel von dem Bluhenden Tal; Virginal; Laurin and Walberan -- A fighter for court and hero. Konig Rother; Boeve de Haumtome; Nibelungenlied -- Of monstrous courts and heroes. Herzog Ernst; The questing giant; Fierabras; Eckenlied -- Conclusion -- Questions of monstrous identity in romances and epics -- Our medieval inheritance.
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