Senior Project Advisor
Tom Moore
Document Type
Project - Campus-only Access
Publication Date
Fall 2025
Keywords
Medieval, 13th-15th century, fairytale, thirteenth century, 15th century, 13th century, fifteenth century, thirteenth to fifteenth century, footnotes, hero, knight and horse, knight and horse companionship, knight and horse relationship, Medieval towns, Medieval Bestiaries, 13th century Bestiaries, Medieval Research
Abstract
Our hero, Guenevere, and her horse, Magnus, travel to slay a dragon terrorizing their kingdom. Along the way they encounter monsters that stand in their way, overcoming each one together--with some outside help from other animals. In this unfinished fairytale, Lucy Hodson uses footnotes paired with characters, colors, objects, and events to revive meanings found in bestiaries and beliefs held by people during the 13th-15th centuries.
Department
Honors
Recommended Citation
Hodson, Lucy, "A Dragon's Secret: Reviving Medieval Beliefs and Bestiaries through Fairytale Writing" (2025). WWU Honors College Senior Projects. 1040.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/wwu_honors/1040
Type
Text
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.
Language
English
Format
application/pdf