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John Grigsby.
Beowulf and Grendel: The Truth Behind England’s Oldest Myth.
Published London: Watkins Publishing, 2006 reprint (previously issued 2005).
ISBN 1842931539;
ISBN-13: 9781842931530.
Binding: paperback, perfect bound.
Printed in the UK.
Size: 153x232x20mm.
Page count: text ix,246pp; plates 12pp.
Main language: English.
Overall condition good: this copy has some mild scuffs and creases on the covers, a little wear on the edges with the corners starting to rub; text pages starting to yellow a bit with age; the spine is not creased from reading and the text appears to be free of marking.

This item £7.50
P&P inc. within the UK
(delivery outside the UK not currently available)

[~~Publisher’s price £12.99~~]
Weight without packaging: 374g.

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Suggests that details of a pagan sacrificial cult are embedded in the text of Beowulf.

Contents:
Old England: Clans of the sea coasts; Former days; On altars of their idols; In dread waters;
Gods & monsters: Scyld Scefing; Barley god; Freyr; The wagon ran after; Elves & evil shades; Choosers of the slain;
To kill a king: Royal obligations; Hall turned to ashes; Wandering Inguz; Midwinter game [comparison with Gawain & the Green Knight];
Barley Wolf: Demon's head; Brimwylf; Epilogue — people of the wolf.

Illustrations: 12 pages of plates, monochrome & colour
Maps & plans: 4

Notes: at end of book
Tables: no
Genealogies: 4
Chronology: yes
Glossary: no
Bibliography: 5pp
Index: yes

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