The terrible monster Grendel, secure in the knowledge that no blade can bite him, bursts into Hrothgar’s hall expecting another meal of man-flesh.

In the days of Henry VIII, eminent Scottish historian John Major looked back to the reign of Richard the Lionheart and sketched the character of legendary outlaw Robin Hood.

Sir Kay has left his sword at home, and his young brother Arthur is determined to find him a worthy blade for the New Year’s Day joust.

Geoffrey of Monmouth tells the tale of how Merlin first came to the attention of Britain’s kings.

A persistent dream prompts a Norfolk tradesman to walk all the way to London in the hope of bettering his lot.

An enterprising knight rids the Bishop of Durham of a troublesome boar, but the price comes as a shock to his lordship.