The supernatural in early Spanish literature, studied in the works of the court of Alfonso X, el Sabio

A focused scholarly study collects, classifies, and analyzes references to supernatural belief and miracles preserved in the royal compilations produced at the Castilian court of Alfonso X. It surveys recurring miracle types—healing, vengeance, protection, and mystical phenomena—traces narrative patterns in cantigas and related texts, and situates devotional practices, votive shrines, and popular superstitions within their social and liturgical contexts. The work relies on multilingual sources gathered at court, offers cataloguing and representative examples, and highlights how these stories reflect medieval attitudes toward saints, the Virgin, and the interplay of folk belief and official piety.