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A Critical Companion to

Beowulf

Andy Orchard

D. S. BREWER

A Critical Companion to

Beowulf

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A Critical Companion to

Beowulf

Andy Orchard

D. S. BREWER

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transmitted, recorded or reproduced in any form or by any means,

without the prior permission of the copyright owner

First published 2003

D. S. Brewer, Cambridge

ISBN 0 85991 766 5

D. S. Brewer is an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd

PO Box 9, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 3DF, UK

and of Boydell & Brewer Inc.

PO Box 41026, Rochester, NY 14604–4126, USA

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A catalogue record for this book is available

from the British Library

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Orchard, Andy.

A critical companion to Beowulf / Andy Orchard.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0–85991–766–5 (hardback : alk. paper)

1. Beowulf – Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Epic poetry, English

(Old) – History and criticism – Handbooks, manuals, etc. 3. Scandinavia

– In literature – Handbooks, manuals, etc. 4. Oral-formulaic analysis –

Handbooks, manuals, etc. 5. Monsters in literature – Handbooks,

manuals, etc. 6. Dragons in literature – Handbooks, manuals, etc.

7. Heroes in literature – Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Title.

PR1585.O73 2003

829'.3 – dc21

2002008049

This publication is printed on acid-free paper

Printed in Great Britain by

St Edmundsbury Press Ltd, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk