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Medieval Treasure Lore

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Magical Treasure Hunting in Europe and North America

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Abstract

Treasure took a number of forms in the Middle Ages.1 We will first deal with treasure troves in mythical and epic sources. Then we will look at the political and theological significance of medieval treasures.

Nobody knows about the treasure anymore but God and me.

(The Nibelungen Lied -‘Lay of the Nibelungs’)

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    Johannes Dillinger (Senior Lecturer)

  2. Mainz University, Germany

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Dillinger, J. (2012). Medieval Treasure Lore. In: Magical Treasure Hunting in Europe and North America. Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230353312_3

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