Giving an opportunity to better understand the strange, bizarre world of the Middle Ages, the famous English writer Sabine Baring-Gould explores the most curious myths of early Christianity, talks in detail about the symbolism and mysterious, mystically interconnected objects, people, natural phenomena that gave rise to new meanings and concepts that later became the rudiments of sciences, social and religious institutions of our time. Baring-Gould also tries to explain the legend of the Eternal Jew and the idea of immortality, the universal significance of the cross as a symbol of life, the mysterious essence of the Holy Grail and many strange and incomprehensible phenomena of the spirit and consciousness in the beliefs and ideas of people. This unusual book not only captures the imagination, but also enriches with a lot of interesting knowledge from medieval history and culture.