Saints - Legends of Heroes Human and Magic

Step into the strange, wondrous and sometimes wild world of medieval Saints in this captivating collection - Saints - Legends of heroes human and magic - from bestselling author Amy Jeffs. Saints shaped the landscapes, beliefs and everyday rituals of Europe, inspiring extraordinary tales of wolf‑raised men, women who spoke with birds and even severed heads that cried out from between paws. Drawing on official saintly biographies, folk romances, vivid artworks and even ribald medieval poetry, Jeffs retells these stories from Turkey and North Africa to Britain and Ireland with her signature flair. A rich, imaginative journey into the miraculous and the mythical.