With respect to early medieval, you may want to look at Anglo-Saxon
literature and its relation to pagan culture. There are a number of
excellent essays in Malcolm Godden and Michael Lapidge, eds., _The
Cambridge Companion to Old English Literature_ (Cambridge UP, 1991);
Henk Aertsen and Rolf H. Bremmer, Jr., eds., _Companion to Old English
Poetry_ (Amsterdam: VU University Press, 1994); and Stanley B.
Greenfield and Daniel J. Calder, _A New Critical History of Old English
Literature_ (New York University, 1986). One of the standard works on
this subject is Michael Cherniss, _Ingeld and Christ_ (The Hague:
Mouton, 1972). More extensive bibliographies are available in the _Old
English Newsletter_. Hope this is of some help.
Good luck,
Stephen
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