Beowulf and the Finnesburg FragmentAllen & Unwin, 1950 - 194 pages |
Contents
INTRODUCTION BY C L WRENN | 49 |
BEOWULF AND THE DRAGON | 132 |
THE FINNESBURG FRAGMENT | 178 |
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adorned Æschere alliteration ancient armour attacked avenged bade band banquet barrow battle beloved Beowulf blade blood bold bore brave Breca chief chieftain corslet Danes Danish deadly death deeds dragon earth Ecgtheow emendation Eofor evil famous fate feud fight Finn FINNESBURG FRAGMENT fire flame Freawaru Frisians gave gazed Geatish Geats Germanic gifts gold Grendel Grendel's mother guardian hall hand Healfdene heard Heardred heart Heathobards helmet Hengest Heorot Heremod hero heroic hoard honour Hrethel Hrothgar Hrunting Hygd Hygelac Ingeld journey killed king kinsman Klaeber land lift Lines literary lord means metre metrical mighty monster never night noble warriors noun Old English verse Onela Ongentheow poem poet poetic poetry prince prose protector queen quickly retainers Scyldings Scylfing shield ship slain sorrow speech spirit stress stronghold surging sword thane thee thence thou treasure Unferth victory Wealhtheow weapons Weohstan Wiglaf wise words wound Wulfgar