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LAND TENURE IN THE TALE OF GAMELYN.

Authors :
FORD, JOHN C.
Source :
Medium Aevum. 2020, Vol. 89 Issue 1, p23-49. 27p.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

A literary criticism is presented for the book "The Tale of Gamelyn" by Geoffrey Chaucer. Topics discussed include the clash between native customary laws and Norman-inspired feudalism; the incompatibility of primogeniture with ancient Anglo-Danish rules governing inheritance and depiction of fourteenth-century England's rural gentry and the workings of law.

Subjects

Subjects :
*FEUDALISM
*PRIMOGENITURE
*RURAL renewal

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00258385
Volume :
89
Issue :
1
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Medium Aevum
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
144717789
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2307/27089753
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