medieval magic

Eustace the Black Monk

Eustace’s death at the 1217 Battle of Sandwich as depicted  by Matthew Paris in the Chronica Majora

Eustace’s death at the 1217 Battle of Sandwich as depicted by Matthew Paris in the Chronica Majora

This is the story of a monk, a sorcerer, a pirate, a woodland outlaw, and a master of disguise. His name is Eustace.

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Sources:

  • Burgess, Glyn S. Two Medieval Outlaws: Eustace the Monk and Fouke Fitz Waryn. D.S. Brewer, 1997.

  • Davis, Alex. Imagining Inheritance from Chaucer to Shakespeare. Oxford University Press, 2020.

  • Ohlgren, Thomas H. Medieval Outlaws: Twelve Tales in Modern English Translation. Parlor Press, 2005.

  • Seal, Graham. Outlaw Heroes in Myth and History. Anthem Press, 2011.