Sidelights on Teutonic History During the Migration Period
| Author | : M. G. Clarke |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 299 |
| Release | : 2013-10-10 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781107696327 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1107696321 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (321 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Sidelights on Teutonic History During the Migration Period by : M. G. Clarke
Download or read book Sidelights on Teutonic History During the Migration Period written by M. G. Clarke and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-10 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1911, this book attempts to discover the amount of historical truth underlying the allusions to persons and events in Old English heroic poetry. Clarke investigates what certain allusions in poems such as Beowulf and Widsith can tell us of the Teutonic migrations to Britain between the fourth and sixth centuries. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Old English and Anglo-Saxon literature.
