Monster Relics: The Giant, the Archangel, and Mont-Saint-Michel in the Alliterative Morte Arthure

A comparative analysis of the Giant of Mont-Saint-Michel and Saint Michael in the Alliterative Morte Arthure reveals that the episode's humor stems from narratives about the absence of Saint Michael’s bodily relics. The study suggests that a monster's corpse can also be viewed as a relic, offering new perspectives on the intersection of myth, history, and religious symbolism at UNESCO World Heritage Site Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay. Pipkin examines lines 841–1230 of the text, using historical context to explore how these themes were constructed and perceived during the medieval period.

Pipkin, C. L. (2017). Monster Relics: The Giant, the Archangel, and Mont-Saint-Michel in the Alliterative Morte Arthure. Arthuriana, 27(1), 95–113. https://doi.org/10.1353/art.2017.0004