 These narratives have been extensively studied by Beryl Smalley, Brian O Murdoch, Robert Miller and others.Medieval scholars tend to use the word "legend" solely as a translation of Latin "", meaning the biography of saints as a literary form, and hence are often reluctant to use the word too liberally in other contexts.However, as a set-phrase, "Legend of the Rood" has become familiar enough to be uncontroversial.