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  • Record Number: 45911
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  • Title: Llanthony Story #30: Satan complains to his mother that people wrongly accuse him of evil
  • Source: The Llanthony Stories: A Translation of the Narrationes aliquot fabulosae.   Edited by David R. Winter.  Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 2021.  Pages 85 - 86.
  • Description: Satan’s mother replies that it is true he wasn't present just then on the ships they see sinking. However, he had trailed his tail among those sailors earlier.
  • Article Type: Edition of Text ; Translation
  • Subject (See Also): Devil Mothers in Literature
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  • Geographic Area: British Isles
  • Century: 12- 13
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  • Related Resources: The edition of the Latin text on pp. 104-105 is a transcription from Oxford, Corpus Christi College, MS 32, fols. 92r-99v. This is the only surviving manuscript of The Llanthony Stories.
  • Author's Affiliation: Brandon University
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  • Year of Publication: 2021.
  • Language: English ; Latin
  • ISSN/ISBN: 9780888443090 (pbk); 9781771104074 (online)