I've been replaying the game "Kingdom Come: Deliverance" set in 15th century Bohemia lately, and I have a vacation coming up and would like to read some good stories about interesting figures from the (loosely) approximate period and area. Ideally primary sources of the period, or secondary sources that aren't modern. Something along the lines of Bernal Diaz' "Conquest of New Spain", Cieza de Leon's "Crónicas del Perú", "Cantar de mio Cid", Villehardouin's chronicle of the 4th crusade, Comnena's "Alexiad", and so on, but ideally from the Holy Roman Empire, Eastern Europe, perhaps even Italy, from the Ottonians onwards (as it's a gap in my knowledge). Fine if they're in German, any of the Scandinavian languages, Spanish, or Portuguese; Italian only with great difficulty. Emphasis on being interesting rather than factual and accurate - myths, legends, and picaresques are fair game. What are your favourites?
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