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Record Number:
2576
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Hill , Thomas D.
Contributor(s):
Title:
“Wealhtheow” as a Foreign Slave: Some Continental Analogues [The author discusses the possible meaning of Wealhtheow’s name (“foreign slave”) in relation to relevant parallels in patterns of medieval royal marriage, particularly in northern Continental kingdoms. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source:
Philological Quarterly 69, ( 1990): Pages 107 - 112.
Description:
Article Type:
Journal Article
Subject
(See Also)
:
Beowulf, Old English Epic
Literature- Verse
Old English Language
Queens in Literature
Slaves in Literature
Wealhtheow (Literary Figure)
Women in Literature
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
British Isles
Century:
8-9
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Abstract:
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Author's Affiliation:
Cornell University
Conference Info:
- , -
Year of Publication:
1990.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
00317977