Beowulf and the North Before the Vikings

Beowulf and the North Before the Vikings
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Publisher : Past Imperfect
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ISBN-10 : 1802700137
ISBN-13 : 9781802700138
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Download or read book Beowulf and the North Before the Vikings written by Tom Shippey and published by Past Imperfect. This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tom Shippey challenges the view that Beowulf is a fantasy and argues that using the poem as a starting point, historical, archaeological, and legendary sources can provide a plausible and consistent history of the North in the fifth and sixth centuries.


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