Beowulf and Grettis Saga: From England to Iceland, 1016-1219 - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Boydell & BrewerISBN-13:9781843847632ISBN-10:1843847639UPC:9781843847632Book Category:Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Medieval, EuropeanBook Topic:ScandinavianSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.88 inchesWeight:1.6204Product ID:SCVK7632PP
Beowulf and Grettis Saga: From England to Iceland, 1016-1219
Investigates the relationship between two texts separated by hundreds of years and nearly two thousand miles. In the saga, Grettir fights a giant who wields a hepti-sax; in the poem, Beowulf uses a h ft-mēce on Grendel's mother. These two unique words for "hafted blade" appear to be related. Can the same be said for the works that surround them? This book says yes, arguing not that the weapons...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Boydell & BrewerISBN-13:9781843847632ISBN-10:1843847639UPC:9781843847632Book Category:Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Medieval, EuropeanBook Topic:ScandinavianSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.88 inchesWeight:1.6204Product ID:SCVK7632PP
North, Richard: - RICHARD NORTH teaches Old and Middle English in UCL, where he has also taught Old Norse. He has published widely on all three literatures, but with a focus on Beowulf, particularly in The Origins of Beowulf: From Vergil to Wiglaf (Oxford, 2006).
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