The Book of Church Law: Being an Exposition of the Legal Rights and Duties of the Parochial ... Book

You probably don’t remember this, but 500 years ago in the Dutch-French-German countryside, Reynard the Fox was the foremost trickster of his generation. He spent his days murdering members of the King’s royal court, eating them, then smooth-talking his way out of punishment.

He's more a psychopath than a trickster, though he does pull the old ‘convince a wolf to fish with their tail as bait until the ice freezes them in’ trick that has been told countless times around the world. You can tell him he’s not the world’s best trickster, but he doesn’t care and will probably murder you.

The antiquated language is a bit off-putting, and Reynard's schtick gets old after a while, but this is an interesting peek into medieval folk stories.