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Flying Buttresses,
Rheims Cathedral, late C13^th
Cf. Sir Orfeo ll. 361-62

For an always-growing collection of images of things medieval--
but not directly related to Middle English Romances--see my Photography page.

Havelok

Sir Orfeo

Wayland's Smithy: a well-known Neolithic long barrow in Oxfordshire (constructed c.3700-3400 B.C.). In the Middle Ages, sites such as this were often associated with supernatural agency--thus the association of this long barrow with the Nordic god Wayland. Perhaps the "roche" through which Orfeo passes (ll. 347-48) to reach the realm of the fairies was envisioned by the author as a structure similar to this. For more information on Wayland's Smithy and other such sites, visit the Stones of England website.

The Awntyrs off Arthure at the Terne Watheleyne

Memento Mori

Cadaver effigy (in the memento mori tradition) of Abbot Wakeman, late 15^th century, Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloucestershire: cf. Awntyrs ll. 105-25, and the Sources and Backgrounds Headnote, p. 367.
Memento mori brass of Ralph Hamsterley, Oddington Church, Oxfordshire: cf. Awntyrs ll. 105-25, and the Sources and Backgrounds Headnote, p. 367.
Wall painting of The Three Living and The Three Dead, Charlwood, Surrey: cf. the Sources and Backgrounds Headnote, p. 368.

The Hunters and The Hunted:

14th-century wall painting of huntsmen with horns and hounds in pursuit of a hare, Hailes Parish Church, Gloucestershire; cf. Awntyrs, ll. 40-65.

The Weddyng of Syr Gawen and Dame Ragnell for Helpyng of Kyng Arthoure

14th-century wall painting of an owl, Hailes Parish Church, Gloucestershire; cf. Weddyng, ll. 309-317.

Capystranus

The Belgrade Fortress: history and photos.
Altar statue of San Juan Capistrano, Mission San Juan Capistrano, San Antonio, Texas.