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What happened to the only medieval copy of The Battle of Maldon?
It was completely destroyed in the Cotton fire of 1731.
How did Sir Robert Cotton treat medieval manuscripts?
He had a penchant for breaking up and reassembling their contents in different arrangements.
Where did Hickes find the epic poem called the Fight at Finnsburg?
In a manuscript of late Old English homilies in the Lambeth Palace Library.
How did the epic poem Waldere survive?
Only as two leaves and parts of two others.
Explore the inclusion of coloured drawings in The Marvels of the East manuscript and its overall aesthetic appeal. Delve into popular explanations for the compiler's choice of content, including monsters, fabulous creatures, and St. Christopher.
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