Knights of the Faculty Lounge

By JOHN GRAVOIS

From dragons to scholars, one man's journey through medieval studies

Photograph by Jim West for The Chronicle

Audio: Hear a report from Medieval prom, where scholars of the Middle Ages really let their hair down.

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