The outstanding characteristics of the medieval stories are that they were regarded as the narratives told by the spirits of the dead and that they served as requiems. So in spite of being fiction, they have a close connection with historical realities. And the narratives were transmitted mostly by psychic medi-ums who belonged to the low class and had close relationships with the rural people. The transmitters picked up a lot of rural legends and drew them into their narratives, as well as spreading the stories to many districts. I've discussed these characteristics of the medieval narratives through a couple of stories which have something to do with the transmission in the nor-thern part of Ou district.
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