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Record Number:
7975
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Battles , Paul.
Contributor(s):
Title:
Of Graves, Caves, and Subterranean Dwellings: "Eorðscrœf" and "Eorðsele" in the "Wife's Lament" [argues that the two terms refer to a souterrain, an underground dwelling often used as a hiding place, especially for women; the author cites examples from archaeology and from Old English, Middle English, and Icelandic texts].
Source:
Philological Quarterly 73, 3 (Summer 1994): Pages 267 - 286.
Description:
Article Type:
Journal Article
Subject
(See Also)
:
Architecture- Secular
Literature- Verse-
Souterrains (Underground Dwellings)
Wife's Lament, Old English Elegy
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
British Isles
Century:
10
Primary Evidence:
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Abstract:
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Author's Affiliation:
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Conference Info:
- , -
Year of Publication:
1994.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
00317977