The study of demonological characters in medieval heroic epics

The most significant and valuable legacy of medieval Western literature is the epic -poems about warrior heroes created by the people and expressing their ideals. The epic arose in the form of legends, which for a long time existed in oral transmission. Their performers were called jugglers in France, and in Germany - spielmans. These are usually conjurer acrobats who amuse the people on the roads and
squares. They also sang or chanted songs about the knights. Later, from the twelfth century, learned poets
reworked these stories and wrote them down in the form of lengthy poems for reading