The Origins of Beowulf: From Vergil to Wiglaf

by Richard North

This book suggests that the Old English epic Beowulf was composed in the winter of 826-7 as a requiem for King Beornwulf of Mercia on behalf of Wiglaf, the ealdorman who succeeded him. The place of composition is given as the minster of Breedon on the Hill in Leicestershire and the poet is named as the abbot, Eanmund. As well as pinpointing the poem's place and date of composition, Richard North raises some old questions relating to the poet's influences...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199206619
• ISBN13: 9780199206612
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.4"