The waning sword : conversion imagery and celestial myth in Beowulf / by Edward Pettit.

"The image of a giant sword melting stands at the structural and thematic heart of the Old English heroic poem Beowulf. This meticulously researched book investigates the nature and significance of this golden-hilted weapon and its likely relatives within Beowulf and beyond, drawing on the fiel...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via EBSCO)
Main Author:	Pettit, Edward, 1968- (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, UK : Open Book Publishers, [2020]
Subjects:	Beowulf. Beowulf Swords in literature. Epic poetry, English (Old) > History and criticism. Epic poetry, English (Old) Swords in literature Criticism, interpretation, etc.