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Heathen gods are hard to find in Old English literature. Most Anglo-Saxon writers had no interest in them, and scholars today prefer to concentrate on the Chris
Maxims in Old English Poetry
Language: en
Pages: 232
Authors: Paul Cavill
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Representations of the Natural World in Old English Poetry
Language: en
Pages: 236
Authors: Jennifer Neville
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 1999-03-13 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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This book examines descriptions of the natural world in a wide range of Old English poetry. Jennifer Neville describes the physical conditions experienced by th
Longman Anthology of Old English, Old Icelandic, and Anglo-Norman Literatures
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The Longman Anthology of Old English, Old Icelandic and Anglo-Norman Literatures provides a scholarly and accessible introduction to the literature which was th
English Poetry and Old Norse Myth
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Authors: Heather O'Donoghue
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English Poetry and Old Norse Myth: A History traces the influence of Old Norse myth — stories and poems about the familiar gods and goddesses of the pagan Nor