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Peter S. Baker
279 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781843843467
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Language: English
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This book examines violence in its social setting, and especially as an essential element in the heroic system of exchange (sometimes called the Economy of Honour). It situates Beowulf in a northern European culture where violence was not stigmati...
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Peter S. Baker
279 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781843843467
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
This book examines violence in its social setting, and especially as an essential element in the heroic system of exchange (sometimes called the Economy of Honour). It situates Beowulf in a northern European culture where violence was not stigmati...