Wealhtheow came in, hrothgars queen, observing the courtesies. Damico, helen beowulfs wealhtheow and the valkyrie tradition helen damico. The monsters and the critics that probably many readers of this chapter have got by heart, the great critic elaborates his idea of the poem as a contrasted description of two moments in a great life, rising and setting p. Wealhtheow legendary character queens in literature. Illuminating the form and function of the valkyriefigure in the.
Beowulfs wealhtheow and the valkyrie tradition by helen. Beowulfs wealhtheow and the valkyrie tradition by helen damico, 1984, university of wisconsin press edition, in english. Document, government publication, state or province government publication, internet resource. University of wisconsin press, 1984 ocolc567424188. Beowulfs wealhtheow and the valkyrie tradition helen damico. Beowulfs wealhtheow and the valkyrie tradition book. Beowulfs wealhtheow and the valkyrie tradition 1984. Wealhtheow, queen of the speardanes and wife of king hrothgar, appears briefly in beowulf as the mistress of heorot hall. Helen damico, beowulfs wealhtheow and the valkyrie tradition madison. Beowulfs wealhtheow and the valkyrie tradition ebook. Since names in beowulf are widely understood to reflect aspects of the characters who bear them, the standard translation of wealhtheow as welsh slave has caused scholarship to entertain two propositions regarding the significance of its etymology. Beowulfs wealhtheow and the valkyrie tradition hardcover. The feminine name wealhtheow and the problem of beowulf. Beowulfs wealhtheow and the valkyrie tradition 9780299095000.
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