Magnus' cook
From Gnomon Chronicles
Magnus' cook or the Cook of Magnus was an anonymous cook in the service of Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney
The cook's reflections on his master's life and death have come down to us as a collection of poetic recipes.
In the News
![Saint Magnus]] at Nidaros Cathedral unexpectedly reveals "at least sixty-four, perhaps a hundred and twenty-eight, possibly as many as two-hundred and fifty-six" previously unknown recipe-poems by the Cook of Magnus.](/w/images/thumb/a/a0/Statue_of_Saint_Magnus_in_wall_niche_at_Nidaros_Cathedral.jpg/36px-Statue_of_Saint_Magnus_in_wall_niche_at_Nidaros_Cathedral.jpg)
Saint Magnus]] at Nidaros Cathedral unexpectedly reveals "at least sixty-four, perhaps a hundred and twenty-eight, possibly as many as two-hundred and fifty-six" previously unknown recipe-poems by the Cook of Magnus.
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Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney @ Wikipedia
- Orkneyjar - St Magnus of Orkney
