Brown, G. Baldwin (Gerard Baldwin), 1849-1932, Webster, A. Blyth (Adam Blyth), 1882-1956, Sexton, Eric H. L. (Eric Hyde Lord), 1902-1980 · London, J. Murray · leaf 303
one, as the chapter on fibulaewill show. If the sword were the weapon of the eorl this would accountfor its comparative rarity, but it has been also suggested ~ thatthese arms were excluded from grave deposits because theywere heirlooms handed down from father to son. In Beowulf 1 Victoria County… … 6, 7, are Continental specimens ; 8 is Roman; 10, Piking PRESTIGE OF THE SWORD 209 the chiefs ancestral swords are mentioned,1 and his own swordhe describes as f the ancient heirloom,2 while the weaponwith the wondrous hilt that he finds in Grendels lair was anantique trophy.3 We may remember also…
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