The Origins of Beowulf: From Vergil to Wiglaf by Richard North

The Origins of Beowulf: From Vergil to Wiglaf

Richard North

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This book suggests that the Old English epic Beowulf was composed in the winter of 826-7 as a requiem for King Beornwulf of Mercia on behalf of Wiglaf, the ealdorman who succeeded him. The place of composition is given as the minster of Breedon on...

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