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" Honour, exchange and violence in Beowulf / "
Peter S. Baker
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BL
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647607
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| Main Entry
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Baker, Peter S., (Peter Stuart),1952-
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Honour, exchange and violence in Beowulf /\ Peter S. Baker
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| Series Statement
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Anglo-Saxon studies,; 20
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x, 279 pages :: illustrations ;; 25 cm
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9781843843467
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: 1843843463
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-266) and indexes
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| Contents
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Loot and the economy of honour -- Unferth's gift -- The angel in the mead hall -- Three queens -- The perils of peacemaking -- Beowulf's last triumph
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"This book examines violence in its social setting, and especially as an essential element in the heroic system of exchange (sometimes called the Economy of Honour). It situates Beowulf in a northern European culture where violence was not stigmatized as evidence of a breakdown in social order but rather was seen as a reasonable way to get things done; where kings and their retainers saw themselves above all as warriors whose chief occupation was the pursuit of honour; and where most successful kings were those perceived as most predatory"--P. [4] of cover
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Epic poetry, English (Old)-- History and criticism
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Violence in literature
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Honor in literature
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Beowulf
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PR1585.B35 2013
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Honor, exchange and violence in Beowulf
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