, ▁the ▁sec ular ized ▁successor ▁to ▁the ▁Bishop ric ▁of ▁Hal ber stadt ▁after ▁the ▁Peace ▁of ▁West phal ia ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Official ▁Web page ▁ ▁Mos es ▁M end els so hn ▁Akademie ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : T own s ▁in ▁the ▁Har z ▁Category : Pro v ince ▁of ▁Sax ony ▁Category : Be z irk ▁Mag de burg ▁Category : H istor ic ▁Jewish ▁communities ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Han se atic ▁League ▁Category : Hol oca ust ▁locations ▁in ▁Germany <0x0A> </s> ▁Nor ris ▁J . ▁L acy ▁( born ▁March ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁in ▁Hop kins ville , ▁Kentucky ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁scholar ▁foc using ▁on ▁French ▁medieval ▁literature . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁Ed win ▁Er le ▁S par ks ▁Professor ▁Emer it us ▁of ▁French ▁and ▁Med ieval ▁Studies ▁at ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁State ▁University . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁leading ▁expert ▁on ▁the ▁Arthur ian ▁legend ▁and ▁has ▁written ▁and ▁edited ▁numerous ▁books , ▁papers , ▁and ▁articles ▁on ▁the ▁topic . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁the ▁International ▁Arthur ian ▁Society , ▁North ▁American ▁Branch , ▁presented ▁him ▁an ▁award ▁for ▁L if etime ▁Service ▁to ▁Arthur ian ▁Studies . ▁ ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁Ph . D . ▁from ▁Indiana ▁University ▁and ▁has ▁held ▁teaching ▁positions ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Kansas , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁and ▁Washington ▁University ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis . ▁He ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁president