Scyld and Scef
| Author | : Alexander M. Bruce |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 256 |
| Release | : 2014-02-25 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781317944218 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1317944216 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (216 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Scyld and Scef by : Alexander M. Bruce
Download or read book Scyld and Scef written by Alexander M. Bruce and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-02-25 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scyld and Scef is the first comprehensive study of these heroic figures of Germanic legend, featured in much of the literature of the Middle Ages, including Beowulf, The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and the Edda. The authors argue that this duo represent a way that medieval Germanic peoples defined themselves in their literature. Divided into two sections, this volume explores the specific cultures from which Scyld and Scef rose and the forty-one manuscripts in which they appear.
