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

• Yazar: Edward Pettit (auth)
• Materyal Türü: Elektronik Kitap Bölümü
• Dil: İngilizce
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Open Book Publishers 2020
• Konular: Old English; Beowulf; Old Norse; god Ing/Yngvi-Freyr; Old English heroic poem
• Online Erişim: 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...