The Northern World: The History and Heritage of Northern Europe, AD 400-1100David Mackenzie Wilson, Christine E. Fell H. N. Abrams, 1980 - 248 oldal The contribution of Germanic-speaking peoples to our civilization between 400-1100 AD is in many ways as vital as that of the Latin speakers. A team of historians and archaeologists condense the discoveries of modern research into a concise and readable form in this volume. |
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44. oldal
... poet move in a feudal , aristocratic , ritualized world . When Kriemhild ( Gudrun ) and Brunhild ( Brynhild ) quarrel it is initially over precedence and takes place on the steps of the cathedral . In the Volsunga saga the quarrel is ...
... poet move in a feudal , aristocratic , ritualized world . When Kriemhild ( Gudrun ) and Brunhild ( Brynhild ) quarrel it is initially over precedence and takes place on the steps of the cathedral . In the Volsunga saga the quarrel is ...
45. oldal
... poet on the other . Yet we do not need precision of knowledge to understand the involvement of both poet and audience in this tale of conflicting loyalties and heroic death . When Hnæf , the Dane , and his men are attacked in the ...
... poet on the other . Yet we do not need precision of knowledge to understand the involvement of both poet and audience in this tale of conflicting loyalties and heroic death . When Hnæf , the Dane , and his men are attacked in the ...
46. oldal
... poet ' . In the early part of the poem the mood is on the whole one of joy and triumph . Disasters have been met and overcome . The Danish people suffered for a long while lordless , but the great Scyld came to rule over them , giving ...
... poet ' . In the early part of the poem the mood is on the whole one of joy and triumph . Disasters have been met and overcome . The Danish people suffered for a long while lordless , but the great Scyld came to rule over them , giving ...
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