Beowulf and the North before the Vikings
€ 31,90
Informação do Produto
| ISBN | 9781802700138 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Tom Shippey |
| Editora | Arc Humanities Press |
| Formato | Capa mole |
| Número de páginas | 136 |
| Peso (kg) | 0,146 |
| Data de Publicação | 31/08/2022 |
| Preço (iva excl.) | € 30,09 |
| Imposto | € 1,81 |
| Preço (iva inc.) | € 31,90 |
| Disponibilidade | 3 unidades em armazém externo |
Descrição do Produto
Ever since Tolkien’s famous lecture in 1936, it has been generally accepted that the poem Beowulf is a fantasy, and of no use as a witness to real history. This book challenges that view, and argues that the poem provides a plausible, detailed, and consistent vision of pre-Viking history which is most unlikely to have been the poet’s invention, and which has moreover received strong corroboration from archaeology in recent years. Using the poem as a starting point, historical, archaeological, and legendary sources are combined to form a picture of events in the North in the fifth and sixth centuries: at once a Dark and a Heroic Age, and the time of the formation of nations. Among other things, this helps answer two long-unasked questions: why did the Vikings come as such a shock? And what caused the previous 250 years of security from raiders from the sea?