The Sword in Early Medieval Northern Europe: Experience, Identity, Representation by Sue Brunning

Anglo-Saxon Studies

The Sword in Early Medieval Northern Europe: Experience, Identity, Representation

Sue Brunning

256 pages hardcover 2019

2 editions

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Swords were special in Anglo-Saxon England. Their names, deeds and pedigrees were enshrined in writing. Many were curated for generations, revealed by their worn and mended condition. Few ended their lives as casual discards, placed instead in gra...

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