Название: The Sword in Early Medieval Northern Europe: Experience, Identity, Representation
Автор: Sue Brunning
Издательство: Boydell Press
ISBN: 1783274069
Год: 2019
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 256
Размер: 10,5 МБ
Язык: Английский
Swords were special in Anglo-Saxon England. Their names, deeds and pedigrees were enshrined in writing. Many were curated for generations, revealed by their worn and mended condition. Few ended their lives as casual discards, placed instead in graves, hoards and watercourses as part of ritualised acts.