ON THE EPITHET FRECA SCYLDINGA FOR BEOWULF, A GEAT (BEOWULF, LINE 1563B).
The article discusses the use of the epithet "freca Scyldinga" (warrior or champion of the Scyldings) to describe the character Beowulf in the Old English epic of the same name. According to the author, the line does negate with Beowulf's identity as a Geat but instead indicates that he is acting on...
| Publicado en: | Notes & Queries Vol. 62; no. 2; pp. 185 - 189 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Jun2015
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