Alaric Hall

Elves in Anglo-Saxon England

Matters of Belief, Health, Gender and Identity

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Elves and elf-belief during the Anglo-Saxon period are reassessed in this lively and provocative study.

Produktdetails

• Anglo-Saxon Studies
• Verlag: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 238
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 159mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 366g
• ISBN-13: 9781843835097
• ISBN-10: 1843835096
• Artikelnr.: 26766161

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction A Medieval Scandinavian Context The Earliest Anglo
Saxon Evidence Female Elves and Beautiful Elves Ælfe, Illness and Healing (1): the `Elf
shot' Conspiracy Ælfe, Illness and Healing (2): ælfsiden Anglo
Saxon Myth and Gender Believing in Early Medieval History Appendix 1: The Linguistic History of elf Appendix 2: Two Non
elves Works Cited Index