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27 produkter
Beowulf and Other Stories
A New Introduction to Old English, Old Icelandic and Anglo-Norman Literatures
Inbunden, 2017
3525 kr
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Beowulf and Other Stories was first conceived in the belief that the study of Old English � and its close cousins, Old Icelandic and Anglo-Norman � can be a genuine delight, covering a period as replete with wonder, creativity and magic as any other in literature. Now in a fully revised second …
Origins of Beowulf
From Vergil to Wiglaf
E-bok, 2007
1771 kr
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This book suggests that the Old English epic Beowulf was composed in the winter of 826-7 as a requiem for King Beornwulf of Mercia on behalf of Wiglaf, the ealdorman who succeeded him. The place of composition is given as the minster of Breedon on the Hill in Leicestershire (now Derbyshire) and the …
The Origins of Beowulf
From Vergil to Wiglaf
Inbunden, 2007
3179 kr
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This book suggests that the Old English epic Beowulf was composed in the winter of 826-7 as a requiem for King Beornwulf of Mercia on behalf of Wiglaf, the ealdorman who succeeded him. The place of composition is given as the minster of Breedon on the Hill in Leicestershire (now Derbyshire) and the …
Heathen Gods in Old English Literature
Av Richard North, Simon Keynes m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
560 kr
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Heathen gods are hard to find in Old English literature. Most Anglo-Saxon writers had no interest in them, and scholars today prefer to concentrate on the Christian civilization for which the Anglo-Saxons were so famous. Richard North offers an interesting view of Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian …
Heathen Gods in Old English Literature
Av Richard North, Simon Keynes
Inbunden, 1997
2309 kr
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Heathen gods are hard to find in Old English literature. Most Anglo-Saxon writers had no interest in them, and scholars today prefer to concentrate on the Christian civilization for which the Anglo-Saxons were so famous. Richard North offers an interesting view of Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian …
Longman Anthology of Old English, Old Icelandic, and Anglo-Norman Literatures
Av Patricia Gillies, Joe Allard m. fl.
E-bok, 2020
1036 kr
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The Longman Anthology of Old English, Old Icelandic and Anglo-Norman Literatures provides a scholarly and accessible introduction to the literature which was the inspiration for many of the heroes of modern popular culture, from The Lord of the Rings to The Chronicles of Narnia, and which set the …
Longman Anthology of Old English, Old Icelandic, and Anglo-Norman Literatures
Av Patricia Gillies, Joe Allard m. fl.
E-bok, 2020
1013 kr
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The Longman Anthology of Old English, Old Icelandic and Anglo-Norman Literatures provides a scholarly and accessible introduction to the literature which was the inspiration for many of the heroes of modern popular culture, from The Lord of the Rings to The Chronicles of Narnia, and which set the …
Longman Anthology of Old English, Old Icelandic, and Anglo-Norman Literatures
Av Richard North, Joe Allard m. fl.
Inbunden, 2017
3943 kr
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The Longman Anthology of Old English, Old Icelandic and Anglo-Norman Literatures provides a scholarly and accessible introduction to the literature which was the inspiration for many of the heroes of modern popular culture, from The Lord of the Rings to The Chronicles of Narnia, and which set the …
Beowulf and Other Stories
A New Introduction to Old English, Old Icelandic and Anglo-Norman Literatures
E-bok, 2014
767 kr
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Beowulf & Other Stories was first conceived in the belief that the study of Old English – and its close cousins, Old Icelandic and Anglo-Norman – can be a genuine delight, covering a period as replete with wonder, creativity and magic as any other in literature. Now in a fully revised second …
Beowulf and Other Stories
A New Introduction to Old English, Old Icelandic and Anglo-Norman Literatures
E-bok, 2014
745 kr
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Beowulf & Other Stories was first conceived in the belief that the study of Old English – and its close cousins, Old Icelandic and Anglo-Norman – can be a genuine delight, covering a period as replete with wonder, creativity and magic as any other in literature. Now in a fully revised second …
Longman Anthology of Old English, Old Icelandic, and Anglo-Norman Literatures
Av Richard North, Joe Allard m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
882 kr
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The Longman Anthology of Old English, Old Icelandic and Anglo-Norman Literatures provides a scholarly and accessible introduction to the literature which was the inspiration for many of the heroes of modern popular culture, from The Lord of the Rings to The Chronicles of Narnia, and which set the …
Beowulf and Other Stories
A New Introduction to Old English, Old Icelandic and Anglo-Norman Literatures
Häftad, 2011
730 kr
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Beowulf & Other Stories was first conceived in the belief that the study of Old English – and its close cousins, Old Icelandic and Anglo-Norman – can be a genuine delight, covering a period as replete with wonder, creativity and magic as any other in literature. Now in a fully revised second …
Many Not The Few
The Stolen History of the Battle of Britain
E-bok, 2012
471 kr
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Immortalised in Churchill''s often quoted assertion that never before "was so much owed by so many to so few", the top-down narrative of the Battle of Britain has been firmly established in British legend. Britain was saved from German invasion by the gallant band of Fighter Command Pilots in their …
Many Not The Few
The Stolen History of the Battle of Britain
E-bok, 2012
482 kr
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Immortalised in Churchill's often quoted assertion that never before "was so much owed by so many to so few", the top-down narrative of the Battle of Britain has been firmly established in British legend. Britain was saved from German invasion by the gallant band of Fighter Command Pilots in their …
Scared to Death
From BSE to Global Warming: Why Scares are Costing Us the Earth
Av Christopher Booker, Richard North
E-bok, 2020
180 kr
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Newly revised and updated in the light of COVID-19. For most of the latter part of the last century, and the early part of this, Britain has been assailed by a succession of ''scares'', from salmonella and eggs to BSE, from the Millennium Bug to bird flu, from DDT to passive smoking, from asbestos …
Great Deception
The True Story of Britain and the European Union
Av Christopher Booker, Richard North
E-bok, 2021
306 kr
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Now published with a new preface explaining why The Great Deception is of the utmost importance today as it was when it was first published and to coincide with Great Britain''s EU referendum in 2016, this book suggests that the United States of Europe and its edict of ''ever closer union'' have …
Great Deception
The True Story of Britain and the European Union
Av Christopher Booker, Richard North
E-bok, 2021
306 kr
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Now published with a new preface explaining why The Great Deception is of the utmost importance today as it was when it was first published and to coincide with Great Britain''s EU referendum in 2016, this book suggests that the United States of Europe and its edict of ''ever closer union'' have …
Anglo-Danish Empire
A Companion to the Reign of King Cnut the Great
Av Alison Finlay, Erin Goeres m. fl.
E-bok, 2022
2075 kr
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Anglo-Danish Empire is an interdisciplinary handbook for the Danish conquest of England in 1016 and the subsequent reign of King Cnut the Great. Bringing together scholars from the fields of history, literature, archaeology, and manuscript studies, the volume offers comprehensive analysis of …
Anglo-Danish Empire
A Companion to the Reign of King Cnut the Great
Av Alison Finlay, Erin Goeres m. fl.
E-bok, 2022
2137 kr
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Anglo-Danish Empire is an interdisciplinary handbook for the Danish conquest of England in 1016 and the subsequent reign of King Cnut the Great. Bringing together scholars from the fields of history, literature, archaeology, and manuscript studies, the volume offers comprehensive analysis of …
Anglo-Danish Empire
A Companion to the Reign of King Cnut the Great
Av Richard North, Erin Goeres m. fl.
Inbunden, 2022
2113 kr
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Anglo-Danish Empire is an interdisciplinary handbook for the Danish conquest of England in 1016 and the subsequent reign of King Cnut the Great. Bringing together scholars from the fields of history, literature, archaeology, and manuscript studies, the volume offers comprehensive analysis of …
Andreas: An Edition
Av Richard North, Michael Bintley
Inbunden, 2016
2383 kr
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This is the first edition of Andreas for 55 years, also the first to present the Anglo-Saxon, or rather Old English, text with a parallel Modern English poetic translation. The book aims not only to provide both students and scholars with an up-to-date text and introduction and notes, but also to …
Andreas: An Edition
Av Richard North, Michael Bintley
Häftad, 2019
720 kr
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This is the first edition of Andreas for 55 years, also the first to present the Anglo-Saxon, or rather Old English, text with a parallel Modern English poetic translation. The book aims not only to provide both students and scholars with an up-to-date text and introduction and notes, but also to …
For Them's Return
Northchurch Folk Who Survived the First World War
Inbunden, 2021
325 kr
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Beowulf and Grettis saga
From England to Iceland, 1016–1219
Inbunden, 2026
1647 kr
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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 related. Can the …
Haustlong of THjodolfr of Hvinir
Häftad, 2027
292 kr
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A 10th century skaldic poem composed by THjodolfr of Hvinir (c.885-920), the Haustlong (Old Norse: Autumn Long) praises THorleif inn Spakka for the gift of a painted shield. Describing mythological scenes painted on the shield, the poem tells the story of kidnapping of Idunn by the giant THjazi and …
Haustlnong of Thjodolf of Hvinir
Inbunden, 1997
317 kr
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One of the earliest preserved Skaldic poems, which were based on highly complex rules of alliteration and metre, this 10th-century work praises the gift of a painted shield depicting mythological scenes. This is a bilingual edition of the poem.
