Beowulf and the North before the Vikings (Past Imperfect) by Shippey, Tom

Description: 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?

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EAN: 9781802700138

UPC: 9781802700138

ISBN: 9781802700138

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Book Title: Beowulf and the North before the Vikings (Past Imp

Number of Pages: 136 Pages

Language: English

Publication Name: Beowulf and the North before the Vikings

Publisher: ARC Humanities Press

Subject: Medieval, Europe / Scandinavia, Folklore & Mythology, Europe / Medieval

Publication Year: 2022

Item Height: 0.3 in

Features: New Edition

Item Weight: 5 Oz

Type: Textbook

Item Length: 7 in

Author: Tom Shippey

Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Social Science, History

Item Width: 4.5 in

Series: Past Imperfect Ser.

Format: Trade Paperback