Mythical Britain is the home of Michael Smith - author, printmaker, translator and performer of medieval romances

An explanation of the translation approach undertaken to create the first ever alliterative edition of William of Palerne in modern English.

How a fourteenth-century alliterative romance has come alive once more, richly illustrated with linocut prints.

Michael Smith discusses the Gawain-poet's castle Hautdesert, showing how its place in the landscape reflected the zeitgeist of his time.

A review of Christopher Hadley's fascinating new book about a forgotten Roman Road, RR21b, and the traces it has left behind.

A few years ago, pre lockdown, I took the opportunity to turn off the M4 and track down an astonishing mediaeval sheela na gig sculpture...

Hollow Places is a fascinating examination of how legends grow through time and yet have a basis in truth. A stunning examination of the leg