The Waning Sword: Conversion Imagery and Celestial Myth in 'Beowulf'

• Váldodahkki: Edward Pettit (auth)
• Materiálatiipa: Elektrovnnalaš Girjji oassi
• Giella: eaŋgalasgiella
• Almmustuhtton: Open Book Publishers 2020
• Fáttát: Old English; Beowulf; Old Norse; god Ing/Yngvi-Freyr; Old English heroic poem
• Liŋkkat: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The image of a giant sword melting stands at the structural and thematic heart of the Old English heroic poem Beowulf. This meticulously researched book investigates the nature and significance of this golden-hilted weapon and its likely relatives within Beowulf and beyond, drawing on the fields of...