The Greatest Books of All Time on Medieval

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
669 Beowulf Unknown 1000 Unknown Old english
1076 Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres Henry Adams 1904 American English
1186 Tristan Gottfried von Strassburg 1210 German Middle high german
1658 The Song of Roland Unknown 1100 French Old french
2746 The Romance of the Rose Guillaume (de Lorris) 1230 French Old french
2747 Poor Henry Hartmann von Aue 1190 German Middle high german
2776 Helmbrecht Wernher der Gartenaere 1250 German Middle high german
5302 The Love Of Learning And The Desire For God Jean Leclercq 1960 French French
6074 A Knight In Shining Armor Jude Deveraux 1989 American English
6327 The Wandering Unicorn Manuel Mujica Lainez 1965 Argentinian Spanish
9656 The Silk Road Sven Hedin 2012 Swedish Swedish
9707 The Etymologies Isidore of Seville 630 Spanish Latin
9705 Society And The Holy In Late Antiquity Peter Brown 1982 British English
9714 Laxdæla Saga Unknown 1245 Icelandic Old norse
10530 Mediaeval Latin Lyrics Helen Waddell 1929 Unknown English
11304 Mysteries Of The Middle Ages Thomas Cahill 2006 American English
11543 Hildegard Of Bingen Hildegard of Bingen 1152 German Latin
12655 The Barbary Coast Herbert Asbury 2009 American English
14197 The Mabinogion Unknown 1400 Multiple Middle welsh
14934 Digenes Akritas Unknown 1050 Multiple Greek
15897 A History Of India Romila Thapar 1966 Indian English
15897 Alberuni's India Al-Biruni, Edward C. Sachau 1030 Multiple Arabic
15897 Conscience Of The King Alfred Duggan 1951 British English
15897 The Cornerstone Zoe Oldenbourg 1953 French French
15897 Medieval Cities Henri Pirenne 1925 Belgian French
17114 Summa Contra Gentiles Thomas Aquinas 1992 Italian Latin
17114 When Christ And His Saints Slept Sharon Kay Penman 1995 American English
17114 The Archer's Tale Bernard Cornwell 2000 British English
17114 In The Wake Of The Plague Norman F. Cantor 2001 American English
17114 The Sunne In Splendour Sharon Kay Penman 1982 American English
17010 The Bridal Wreath Sigrid Undset 1920 Norwegian Norwegian
17114 The Autobiography Of Henry Viii Margaret George 1986 American English
17114 A Kingdom Of Dreams Judith McNaught 1989 American English
17114 The Eagle And The Hart Helen Castor 2024 Unknown English
17114 The Ties That Bound Barbara A. Hanawalt 1986 American English
17073 Vis And Ramin Fakhraddin Gorgani 1048 Persian Persian
17114 The Wicked Day Mary Stewart 1983 British English
17114 The Road To Avalon Joan Wolf 1988 American English
17114 The Edge Of Light Joan Wolf 1990 American English
17114 The Firedrake Cecelia Holland 1966 American English
17114 The Heirs Of The Kingdom Zoe Oldenbourg 1970 French French
17114 Falls The Shadow Sharon Kay Penman 1988 American English
17114 The Reckoning Sharon Kay Penman 1991 American English
17114 Duchess Of Milan Michael Ennis 1992 American English
17114 Menewood Nicola Griffith 2023 British English
17114 The Age Of The Cathedrals Georges Duby 1966 French French
17114 The Crusades Through Arab Eyes Amin Maalouf 1983 French French
17114 The Ornament Of The World María Rosa Menocal 2002 American English
17114 Sweeney Astray Seamus Heaney 1983 Irish English
17114 The History Of Italy Francesco Guicciardini 1540 Italian Italian
16922 Ibn Fadlān And The Land Of Darkness Ahmad ibn Fadlān 921 Unknown Arabic
17114 The Walking Drum Louis L'Amour 1984 American English
17114 The Brendan Voyage Severin, Tim 1978 Irish English
17114 Outlaw Angus Donald 2009 British English