The Sword in Anglo-Saxon England: Its Archaeology and Literature
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Book Details
Author(s)
Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson
Publisher
Univ of Rochester Pr
ISBN / ASIN
0851153550
ISBN-13
9780851153551
Sales Rank
#640,273
Marketplace
United States 🇺🇸
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Description
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.
