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 hæft-mēce on Grendel's mother. These two unique words for "hafted blade" appear to be r...

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Main Author: North, Richard, 1961- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
English, Old (ca. 450-1100)
English, Middle (1100-1500)
French, Old (ca. 842-1300)
Old Norse
Latin
Language Notes:Text in English, Old English, Middle English, Old French, Old Icelandic, Old Norse and Latin.
Published: Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, New York : D.S. Brewer, [2026].
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Call Number: PR1585 .N67 2026
 
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