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From the unholy union of Count Fulke of Anjou and Melusine, daughter of Satan, came four children. Two of the offspring were taken by their mother when she returned to the Devil, and from the remaining two were descended all the later Counts of Anjou -- the Devil’s Brood. In the twelfth century this story was widely known in England, and the descendants of Count Fulke -- who continued the tradition of whoring, cheating, and fighting -- did nothing to dispel the belief that demon blood flowed through their veins. This book provides the history of that fascinating Angevin dynasty -- and how the legend corrupted and destroyed from generation to generation.
From the unholy union of Count Fulke of Anjou and Melusine, daughter of Satan, came four children. Two of the offspring were taken by their mother when she returned to the Devil, and from the remaining two were descended all the later Counts of Anjou -- the Devil’s Brood. In the twelfth century this story was widely known in England, and the descendants of Count Fulke -- who continued the tradition of whoring, cheating, and fighting -- did nothing to dispel the belief that demon blood flowed through their veins. This book provides the history of that fascinating Angevin dynasty -- and how the legend corrupted and destroyed from generation to generation.
Alfred Duggan
"There have been few historical imaginations better informed or more gifted than Alfred Duggan’s" (The New Criterion).Historian, archaeologist and novelist Alfred Leo Duggan wrote historical...
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