Beowulf the Jute; His Life and Times: Angles, Saxons and Doubts by Pearson, William

Beowulf the Jute; His Life and Times: Angles, Saxons and Doubts (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781524597184)

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Beowulf the Jute; His Life and Times: Angles, Saxons and Doubts by Pearson, William

Beowulf the Jute; His Life and Times: Angles, Saxons and Doubts

$28.27
Beowulf the Jute; His Life and Times: Angles, Saxons and Doubts by Pearson, William

Beowulf the Jute; His Life and Times: Angles, Saxons and Doubts

$28.27
Format: Paperback
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The epic poem "Beowulf" has been explored by many scholars, but personal acquaintance revealed that some important aspects always seem to have been overlooked. This book's intention was to correct such omissions, but discrepancy turned out to be widespread. Rather than being solely a contribution to Scandinavia's history, the material mainly illustrates aspects of English origins as viewed by one of their own kind. A post-Roman doomed culture arose in eastern England. Largely ignored in English records, the history of this is obscure, but the geography is even more so, since reliable place-names are but few. The poem predominantly served as an allegorical tool and, laced with folklore, was used to comment on the behaviour of those in leadership roles, both in politics and religion. Synthesis even allows an identity to be suggested for the poet.

Author: William Pearson
ISBN-10: 152459718X
ISBN-13: 9781524597184
Publisher: Xlibris UK
Language: English
Published: 06/26/2017
Pages: 732
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.33lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.61d
By William Pearson
By William Pearson
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William Pearson is a retired design engineer who, for much of his life, has been an amateur historian and archaeologist. Articles by him on these subjects have appeared in the journals of various societies in the north-east of England. He is a former Member of the Institute of Linguists and currently a member of the English Place-Name Society, the Cleveland and Teesside Local History Society, and the Teesside Archaeological Society, having served as chairman of the last. Decades ago, friendships were established with certain Danes in Stockton-on-Tees who were fellow employees of his company. This led to living abroad, including a period in Copenhagen. A growing knowledge of Nordic culture led to awareness that the Scandinavian past consisted of more than the Vikings.

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