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
2747 The Romance of the Rose Guillaume (de Lorris) 1230 French Old french
2748 Poor Henry Hartmann von Aue 1190 German Middle high german
2777 Helmbrecht Wernher der Gartenaere 1250 German Middle high german
5304 The Love Of Learning And The Desire For God Jean Leclercq 1960 French French
6077 A Knight In Shining Armor Jude Deveraux 1989 American English
6330 The Wandering Unicorn Manuel Mujica Lainez 1965 Argentinian Spanish
9661 The Silk Road Sven Hedin 2012 Swedish Swedish
9710 The Etymologies Isidore of Seville 630 Spanish Latin
9711 Society And The Holy In Late Antiquity Peter Brown 1982 British English
9720 Laxdæla Saga Unknown 1245 Icelandic Old norse
10537 Mediaeval Latin Lyrics Helen Waddell 1929 Unknown English
11311 Mysteries Of The Middle Ages Thomas Cahill 2006 American English
11546 Hildegard Of Bingen Hildegard of Bingen 1152 German Latin
12657 The Barbary Coast Herbert Asbury 2009 American English
14196 The Mabinogion Unknown 1400 Multiple Middle welsh
14937 Digenes Akritas Unknown 1050 Multiple Greek
15916 A History Of India Romila Thapar 1966 Indian English
15916 Alberuni's India Al-Biruni, Edward C. Sachau 1030 Multiple Arabic
15916 Conscience Of The King Alfred Duggan 1951 British English
15916 The Cornerstone Zoe Oldenbourg 1953 French French
15916 Medieval Cities Henri Pirenne 1925 Belgian French
17164 Summa Contra Gentiles Thomas Aquinas 1992 Italian Latin
17164 When Christ And His Saints Slept Sharon Kay Penman 1995 American English
17164 The Archer's Tale Bernard Cornwell 2000 British English
17164 In The Wake Of The Plague Norman F. Cantor 2001 American English
17164 The Sunne In Splendour Sharon Kay Penman 1982 American English
17100 The Bridal Wreath Sigrid Undset 1920 Norwegian Norwegian
17164 The Autobiography Of Henry Viii Margaret George 1986 American English
17164 A Kingdom Of Dreams Judith McNaught 1989 American English
17164 The Eagle And The Hart Helen Castor 2024 Unknown English
17164 The Ties That Bound Barbara A. Hanawalt 1986 American English
17139 Vis And Ramin Fakhraddin Gorgani 1048 Persian Persian
17164 The Wicked Day Mary Stewart 1983 British English
17164 The Road To Avalon Joan Wolf 1988 American English
17164 The Edge Of Light Joan Wolf 1990 American English
17164 The Firedrake Cecelia Holland 1966 American English
17164 The Heirs Of The Kingdom Zoe Oldenbourg 1970 French French
17164 Falls The Shadow Sharon Kay Penman 1988 American English
17164 The Reckoning Sharon Kay Penman 1991 American English
17164 Duchess Of Milan Michael Ennis 1992 American English
17164 Menewood Nicola Griffith 2023 British English
17164 The Age Of The Cathedrals Georges Duby 1966 French French
17164 The Crusades Through Arab Eyes Amin Maalouf 1983 French French
17164 The Ornament Of The World María Rosa Menocal 2002 American English
17164 Sweeney Astray Seamus Heaney 1983 Irish English
17164 The History Of Italy Francesco Guicciardini 1540 Italian Italian
16970 Ibn Fadlān And The Land Of Darkness Ahmad ibn Fadlān 921 Unknown Arabic
17164 The Walking Drum Louis L'Amour 1984 American English
17164 The Brendan Voyage Severin, Tim 1978 Irish English
17164 Outlaw Angus Donald 2009 British English