rescued his dead wife from the fairies (already told in Distinctio secunda) Story of Henno-with-the-Teeth (probably the Norman nobleman Hamon Dentatus) and his Melusine-like wife Story of Wild Edric and his fairy bride; with a description of their interview with King William I (already told in Distinctio secunda but here the tale includes details not found in the earlier account) Story of Gerbert of Aurillac (Pope Sylvester II) deceived by the Devil Story of the cobbler of Constantinople Story of the merman Nicholas Pipe; anecdotes about phantom herds of animals; story of King Herla (already told in Distinctio prima); a brief satire on the court of King Henry II Story of Salius Story of Alan, so-called King of Brittany (apparently Alan Fergant) Story of the merchants Sceva and Ollo Distinctio quinta Prologue; reflections on fame and the chansons de geste Story of the unidentified Apollonides, rex in partibus occidentis ("a king of the western regions") Life and character of Godwin, Earl of Wessex Life of Canute the Great and his dealings with Godwin Henry I of England and Louis VI of France The death of William II of England, regum pessimus ("the worst of kings"); Map's first-hand account of the character of King Henry II; and Map's description of his own running dispute with Henry's illegitimate son Geoffrey A satirical comparison of the court of King Henry II with Hell (essentially a rough draft of the opening of Distinctio prima). This concluding chapter begins with a citation of the words of Saint Augustine: "I am in the world and I speak of the world, but I do not know what the world is". Notes References Antonia Gransden, Historical Writing in England, c. 550 to c. 1307 (London: Routledge, 1974) pp. 242–244. Leo Ruickbie, Witchcraft Out of the Shadows: A Complete History. Robert Hale, 2004. Levine, Robert. "How to Read Walter Map." Mittellateinisches Jahrbuch 23 (1988): 91-105. Made available online by prof. Levine. Editions and translations Gualteri Mapes De nugis curialium distinctiones quinque ed. Thomas Wright. London: Camden Society, 1850 (Latin text). Available here (Internet Archive) and Google Books scans here and here. Walter Map, De nugis curialium ed. M. R. James. Oxford, 1914. Anecdota Oxoniensia, Medieval and Modern Series, 6 (Latin text). PDF available online. Walter Map's De nugis curialium tr. M. R. James. 1923. Cymmrodorion Record Series no. 9 (translation). Walter Map. De nugis curialium. Ed. and tr. M.