Essays on questions connected with the Old English poem of Beowulf
By: by Knut Stjerna ; translated and edited by John R. Clark Hall.
Series: Extra series (Viking Society for Northern Research) ;; v. 3.
Publisher: Folcroft Library Editions
Published: 1974
Place of publication: Folcroft, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
Subjects: Beowulf.; Epic poetry, English (Old) -- History and criticism.; Monsters in literature.; Dragons in literature.; Archaeology, Medieval.; Heroes in literature.
Notes: Reprint of the 1912 ed. published for the Viking Club by Curtis & Beamish, Coventry, which was issued as v. 3 of the Viking Club Extra series.
Includes indexes.
Table of contents: title: Helmets and swords in Beowulf.; title: Archaeological notes on Beowulf.; title: Vendel and the Vendel crow.; title: Swedes and Geats during the migration period.; title: Scyld's funeral obsequies.; title: The dragon's hoard in Beowulf.; title: The double burial in Beowulf.; title: Beowulf's funeral obsequies.; title: Bibliography of Dr. Stjerna's works.; title: Principal authorities quoted or referred to in the essays.; title: Passages in Beowulf referred to or discussed in the essays.