But Wallace Didn’t: The Historical Wallace and the Construction of the Braveheart Legend [This is part three of a series on John Eldredge’s medievalism—specifically his use of the figure of William Wallace—in his popular book Wild at Heart . To recap: In Part One, I lay out the broad point of the whole series, which […]

Real Men Wear Kilts: The Function of William Wallace in Wild at Heart [Note: This is the second installment in a series on the medievalism of John Eldredge in his book Wild at Heart. For the introduction to the series, please see part one.] Eldredge uses the figure of Wallace most overtly in two ways: […]