The image of a giant sword melting stands at the structural and thematic heart of the Old English heroic poem Beowulf .
In Part I, Pettit explores the complex of connotat.
This meticulously researched book investigates the nature and significance of this golden-hilted weapon and its likely relatives within Beowulf and beyond, drawing on the fields of Old English and Old Norse language and literature, liturgy, archaeology, astronomy, folklore and comparative mythology.
The image of a giant sword melting stands at the structural and thematic heart of the Old English heroic poem Beowulf