Nightfall on Ravenna: Storms and Narrativity in the Work of Andreas Agnellus
Francesco Borri
This article examines an odd story told in Andreas Agnellus' Deeds of the Bishops Ravenna about a certain Abbot John. The involves night journey to Ravenna: vehicle is ship drawn sand, and there rapid passage through storm company three mysterious men. Ultimately John lands not harbor but on roof his monastery. A variety different narrative analagues are adduced explore origins these disparate elements show how they were reshaped into miraculous by Agnellus.
Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft