Best Medieval Literature

1.
Beowulf
Beowulf
by: Unknown
3.50 avg rating — 338,025 ratings
2.
The Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales 3.52 avg rating — 234,626 ratings
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
by: Unknown
3.76 avg rating — 75,121 ratings
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The Divine Comedy: Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso
The Divine Comedy: Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso 4.08 avg rating — 167,102 ratings
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Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table
Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table 3.92 avg rating — 38,981 ratings
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The Decameron
The Decameron 3.88 avg rating — 42,706 ratings
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Arthurian Romances
Arthurian Romances 3.95 avg rating — 9,037 ratings
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The Nibelungenlied
The Nibelungenlied
by: Unknown
3.82 avg rating — 8,697 ratings
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The Song of Roland
The Song of Roland
by: Unknown
3.50 avg rating — 18,739 ratings
10.
The Prince
The Prince 3.84 avg rating — 371,401 ratings
11.
The Arabian Nights
The Arabian Nights
by: Anonymous
4.03 avg rating — 80,396 ratings
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The Mabinogion
The Mabinogion
by: Unknown
3.93 avg rating — 8,433 ratings
13.
The History of the Kings of Britain
The History of the Kings of Britain 3.72 avg rating — 6,790 ratings
14.
The Saga of the Volsungs
The Saga of the Volsungs
by: Anonymous
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6,855 ratings
15.
Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Ecclesiastical History of the English People
by: Bede
3.83 avg rating — 4,778 ratings
16.
The Lais of Marie de France
The Lais of Marie de France 3.83 avg rating — 9,665 ratings
17.
The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology
The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology 4.15 avg rating — 15,391 ratings
18.
Vita Nuova
Vita Nuova 3.88 avg rating — 8,351 ratings
19.
Njal's Saga
Njal's Saga
by: Anonymous
3.94 avg rating — 5,365 ratings
20.
Canzoniere: Selected Poems
Canzoniere: Selected Poems 3.90 avg rating — 1,007 ratings
21.
The Romance of Tristan and Iseult
The Romance of Tristan and Iseult 3.52 avg rating — 14,377 ratings
22.
The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji 3.72 avg rating — 14,370 ratings
23.
The Travels
The Travels 3.58 avg rating — 7,904 ratings
24.
The Pillow Book
The Pillow Book 4.02 avg rating — 9,588 ratings
25.
Troilus and Criseyde
Troilus and Criseyde 3.75 avg rating — 7,062 ratings
26.
Piers Plowman
Piers Plowman 3.44 avg rating — 3,091 ratings
27.
Parzival
Parzival 3.74 avg rating — 3,837 ratings
28.
Egil's Saga
Egil's Saga
by: Anonymous
4.01 avg rating — 3,186 ratings
29.
Laxdæla Saga
Laxdæla Saga
by: Unknown
3.97 avg rating — 1,364 ratings
30.
The Book of the City of Ladies
The Book of the City of Ladies 3.80 avg rating — 4,256 ratings
30.
The Alexiad
The Alexiad 4.06 avg rating — 1,272 ratings
32.
The Letters of Abélard and Héloïse
The Letters of Abélard and Héloïse 3.68 avg rating — 5,584 ratings
33.
The History of the Franks
The History of the Franks 3.87 avg rating — 1,562 ratings
34.
Two Lives of Charlemagne
Two Lives of Charlemagne
by: Einhard
3.64 avg rating — 2,083 ratings
35.
The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki
The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki 4.09 avg rating — 1,134 ratings
36.
Summa Theologica (5 volume set)
Summa Theologica (5 volume set) 4.13 avg rating — 4,053 ratings
37.
The Story of My Misfortunes
The Story of My Misfortunes 3.60 avg rating — 591 ratings
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Perceval, or, The Story of the Grail
Perceval, or, The Story of the Grail 3.58 avg rating — 3,391 ratings
39.
The Guide for the Perplexed
The Guide for the Perplexed 4.07 avg rating — 1,284 ratings
39.
The Sagas of Icelanders
The Sagas of Icelanders 4.31 avg rating — 4,176 ratings
41.
The Knight in the Panther's Skin
The Knight in the Panther's Skin 4.66 avg rating — 3,035 ratings
42.
Etymologiarum sive Originum Libri XX
Etymologiarum sive Originum Libri XX it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
43.
رباعيات خيام
رباعيات خيام 4.17 avg rating — 22,744 ratings
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The Battle of Maldon
The Battle of Maldon
by: Anonymous
3.66 avg rating — 471 ratings
45.
Sir Gawain: Eleven Romances and Tales
Sir Gawain: Eleven Romances and Tales 4.25 avg rating — 84 ratings
46.
The Earliest English Poems
The Earliest English Poems 3.93 avg rating — 730 ratings
47.
The Book of Margery Kempe
The Book of Margery Kempe 3.30 avg rating — 4,810 ratings
48.
Hildegard von Bingen's Physica: The Complete English Translation of Her Classic Work on Health and Healing
Hildegard von Bingen's Physica: The Complete English Translation of Her Classic Work on Health and Healing 4.17 avg rating — 269 ratings
49.
The Secret History of the Mongols: The Origin of Chinghis Khan
The Secret History of the Mongols: The Origin of Chinghis Khan
by: Paul Kahn
4.02 avg rating — 248 ratings
50.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland 3.74 avg rating — 34 ratings
51.
Early Irish Myths and Sagas
Early Irish Myths and Sagas
by: Anonymous
3.83 avg rating — 1,956 ratings
52.
The Dream of the Rood: an Old English Poem Attributed to Cynewulf
The Dream of the Rood: an Old English Poem Attributed to Cynewulf
by: Cynewulf
3.72 avg rating — 1,276 ratings
53.
The Selected Writings of Christine de Pizan
The Selected Writings of Christine de Pizan 3.32 avg rating — 190 ratings
54.
The Life of King Arthur
The Life of King Arthur 3.80 avg rating — 15 ratings
54.
Outlaws of the Marsh (4-Volume Boxed Set)
Outlaws of the Marsh (4-Volume Boxed Set) 4.12 avg rating — 3,006 ratings
56.
Chronicles of the Crusades
Chronicles of the Crusades 3.83 avg rating — 1,523 ratings
57.
Medieval Drama
Medieval Drama 3.99 avg rating — 68 ratings
58.
The History and Topography of Ireland
The History and Topography of Ireland 3.42 avg rating — 540 ratings
59.
Der arme Heinrich
Der arme Heinrich 3.16 avg rating — 494 ratings
60.
The Romance of the Rose
The Romance of the Rose 3.62 avg rating — 2,630 ratings
61.
Everyman and Other Miracle and Morality Plays
Everyman and Other Miracle and Morality Plays
by: Unknown
3.29 avg rating — 5,720 ratings
62.
Selected Writings
Selected Writings 3.73 avg rating — 355 ratings
63.
Lof der Zotheid of De Dwaasheid gekroond. Een pronkrede
Lof der Zotheid of De Dwaasheid gekroond. Een pronkrede
by: Erasmus
3.83 avg rating — 19,731 ratings
64.
The Consolation of Philosophy
The Consolation of Philosophy
by: Boethius
4.05 avg rating — 17,140 ratings
65.
Van den vos Reynaerde
Van den vos Reynaerde
by: Unknown
3.21 avg rating — 3,736 ratings
66.
From The Meadows of Gold
From The Meadows of Gold 3.80 avg rating — 169 ratings
66.
The Ring of the Dove.
The Ring of the Dove. 3.93 avg rating — 7,282 ratings
68.
Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings
Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings 4.51 avg rating — 5,517 ratings
69.
The Quest of the Holy Grail
The Quest of the Holy Grail
by: Unknown
3.90 avg rating — 2,243 ratings
70.
As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams
As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams 3.86 avg rating — 1,245 ratings
71.
Legends of the Ring
Legends of the Ring 4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings
72.
Tristan: With the Tristran of Thomas
Tristan: With the Tristran of Thomas 3.84 avg rating — 1,776 ratings
73.
The battles of Maldon and Brunanburh
The battles of Maldon and Brunanburh 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings
74.
The Essential Rumi
The Essential Rumi 4.39 avg rating — 49,828 ratings
75.
The Travels of Ibn Battutah
The Travels of Ibn Battutah 3.91 avg rating — 2,693 ratings
76.
The Anglo-Saxon World: An Anthology
The Anglo-Saxon World: An Anthology 4.07 avg rating — 914 ratings
77.
The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History
The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History 4.30 avg rating — 4,709 ratings
78.
The Journey Through Wales / The Description of Wales
The Journey Through Wales / The Description of Wales 3.84 avg rating — 459 ratings
79.
Medieval Drama: An Anthology
Medieval Drama: An Anthology 3.58 avg rating — 24 ratings
80.
Medieval and Tudor Drama: Twenty-Four Plays (Applause Books)
Medieval and Tudor Drama: Twenty-Four Plays (Applause Books) 3.43 avg rating — 53 ratings
81.
Hildegard of Bingen: Scivias
Hildegard of Bingen: Scivias 4.02 avg rating — 465 ratings
82.
The Macro Plays: The Castle of Perseverance; Wisdom; Mankind (Early English Text Society/Original Series)
The Macro Plays: The Castle of Perseverance; Wisdom; Mankind (Early English Text Society/Original Series)
by: Unknown
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13 ratings
83.
Tantric Poetry of Kukai (Kobo Daishi): Japan's Buddhist Saint
Tantric Poetry of Kukai (Kobo Daishi): Japan's Buddhist Saint
by: Kukai
4.12 avg rating — 8 ratings
83.
Erotokritos
Erotokritos 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings
83.
The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes
The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes
by: Anonymous
3.50 avg rating — 32,117 ratings
83.
Ywein, de ridder met de leeuw
Ywein, de ridder met de leeuw 3.55 avg rating — 4,148 ratings
83.
The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes
The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes 4.26 avg rating — 11,712 ratings
88.
The History of Al-Tabari, Volume 3: The Children of Israel
The History of Al-Tabari, Volume 3: The Children of Israel 4.07 avg rating — 83 ratings
88.
De Vier Heemskinderen
De Vier Heemskinderen
by: Unknown
3.34 avg rating — 44 ratings
90.
Ditié de Jehanne d'Arc (Medium Aevum monographs)
Ditié de Jehanne d'Arc (Medium Aevum monographs) 3.93 avg rating — 28 ratings
90.
The History of Al-Tabari, Volume 2: Prophets and Patriarchs
The History of Al-Tabari, Volume 2: Prophets and Patriarchs 4.41 avg rating — 39 ratings
90.
Eyrbyggja Saga
Eyrbyggja Saga
by: Unknown
3.92 avg rating — 520 ratings
90.
Heimskringla: or, The Lives of the Norse Kings
Heimskringla: or, The Lives of the Norse Kings 4.19 avg rating — 1,390 ratings
90.
Visioenen
Visioenen
by: Hadewijch
2.97 avg rating — 67 ratings
90.
Liefdesliederen
Liefdesliederen
by: Hadewijch
3.83 avg rating — 23 ratings
96.
The Book of Deeds of Arms and of Chivalry
The Book of Deeds of Arms and of Chivalry 3.55 avg rating — 547 ratings
96.
The History of Al-Tabari, Volume 11: The Challenge to the Empires
The History of Al-Tabari, Volume 11: The Challenge to the Empires 4.05 avg rating — 42 ratings
98.
Iwein
Iwein 3.53 avg rating — 571 ratings
98.
The History of Al-Tabari, Volume 6: Muhammad at Mecca
The History of Al-Tabari, Volume 6: Muhammad at Mecca 3.86 avg rating — 133 ratings
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Catherine of Siena: The Dialogue
Catherine of Siena: The Dialogue 4.37 avg rating — 1,047 ratings
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