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Meg Roland
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Former English professor at Marylhurst University for 16 years, then Concordia University. I taught writing, medieval literature, humanities, maps and literature, and history of the book. After five years as a Dean of arts and humanities at Linn-Benton Community College, I am now a writer and an instructor at Willamette University – Pacific Northwest College of Art.
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Recent Posts
- The Trace of Rome I March 15, 2026
- Just out! “Arthurian Literature and the Global Middle Ages” in The Cambridge History of Arthurian Literature and Culture March 12, 2026
- The Table Round, at Winchester March 10, 2026
- The Once and Future Manuscript March 2, 2026
- Of Cathedral and College March 2, 2026
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The Once and Future Manuscript
Walter F. Oakshott, the former librarian at Winchester College, tells a fascinating and delightful story of the manuscript’s discovery. The great story of Arthur’s birth, life, and death was compiled by Sir Thomas Malory from an array of French and … Continue reading
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“Swere upon a book:” Winchester and the Arthurian legend
Hit befelle whan Kyng Arthur had wedded Quene Gwenyvere and fulfyled the rounde Table, and so aftir his marvelous knyghtis and he had venquyshed the most party of his enemyes . . . And held a ryal feeste and Table … Continue reading
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Tagged book-review, books, history, King Arthur, Le Morte Darthur, thoma-malory, travel, Winchester, winchester-cathedral
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A Passionate Geography: Romancing King Arthur’s Roman War 