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This book is an invaluable exploration of the significance of the sword as symbol and weapon in the Anglo-Saxon world, using archaeological and literary evidence. The first part of the book, a careful study of the disposition of swords found in peat bogs, in graves, lakes and rivers, yields information on religious and social practices. The second is concerned with literary sources, especially Beowulf.
Boydell & Brewer Ltd was formed in 1978. It merged two companies, Boydell Press and D.S. Brewer, whose founders, Richard Barber and Derek Brewer, were themselves scholars - Brewer a Chaucer specialist and subsequently Professor of English and Master of Emmanuel College, Barber a medieval historian and Arthurian. Richard Barber is still a highly active scholar and continues to publish eminently in his own right and offers a vast amount of knowledge and experience to Boydell & Brewer.
| ISBN: | 9780851157160 |
| Publisher: | Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
| Imprint: | The Boydell Press |
| Pub date: | 01 Jan 1962 |
| DEWEY: | 335.8241 |
| DEWEY edition: | 21 |
| Language: | English |
| Number of pages: | 237 |
| Weight: | 432g |
| Height: | 234mm |
| Width: | 158mm |
| Spine width: | 16mm |
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