R. A. Waldron
Ronald Alan Waldron | |
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| Born | 9 January 1927 Teignmouth, Devon, England |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | British |
| Genre | Medieval literature |
| Notable awards | Sir Israel Gollancz Memorial Lecture (1988) |
Ronald Alan Waldron (born 9 January 1927) is an English medievalist, considered a pre-eminent expert in the field of early English literature. He wrote many books and was a lecturer at the University of Aarhus in Denmark and King's College London. He made an especial focus on the poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.