The Heremod Digressions in Beowulf: A Reassessment
The present article reassesses the legend of Heremod and its relevance to Beowulf. It argues on the basis of analogues preserved in Saxo Grammaticus’s Gesta Danorum that the legend of Heremod was principally concerned not with the theme of avaricious hoarding, but with themes of popular sentiment, r...
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Archīum Ateneo
2023
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| Online Access: | https://archium.ateneo.edu/english-faculty-pubs/189 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11061-023-09778-5 |
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| Institution: | Ateneo De Manila University |