The "Beowulf" manuscript; the question of the poem's origin; "Beowulf" and the Old English royal pedigrees; the royal name "Hrodmund"; Wuffings and Wulfings; East Anglia and the making of "Beowulf".
Cogent and fascinating attempt to place the composition of Beowulf
in an eighth-century East Anglian context, through a careful survey
of an impressive array of supporting palaeographical, genealogical,
archaeological, and literary-historical evidence... An important
book, and deserves serious attention... Dr Newton has now shifted
the burden of proof onto those who would detract from his thesis.
In such a deeply-entrenched field as modern Beowulf-studies, this
is of itself a considerable achievement. ANDREW ORCHARD, DEPT OF
ANGLO-SAXON, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGEA useful survey of work on the
manuscript, language, metrics, archaeology (Especially East Anglian
ship burials), and, in particular, the connections of Anglo-Saxon
royal genealogies with named figures in the poem... an informed and
well-balanced study of the state of the argument. EARLY MEDIEVAL
EUROPEA thoroughly plausible scenario for the poet's interest in
affairs long ago and far away. TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT [Tom
Shippey]This up-to-date and shrewd book must be regarded as a major
contribution in its field.
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