The Sword in Anglo-Saxon England: Its Archaeology and Literature

Name: The Sword in Anglo-Saxon England: Its Archaeology and Literature
Author: Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson
ISBN: 9780851153551

Author Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson

Publisher Univ of Rochester Pr

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Author(s)Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson

PublisherUniv of Rochester Pr

ISBN / ASIN0851153550

ISBN-139780851153551

MarketplaceFrance 🇫🇷

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This study concerns the importance of the sword in Anglo-Saxon and Viking society, with reference to surviving swords and literary sources, especially "Beowulf". The archaeological aspect of the work focuses upon dispositions in the peat bogs of Denmark and lakes and rivers in Britain.