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Record Number:
8713
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Frese , Dolores Warwick.
Contributor(s):
Title:
Worda and Worca : "The Battle of Maldon" and the Lost Text of AElfflaed's Tapestry [The author trace similar narrative patterns in "The Battle of Maldon" and the Bayeux Tapestry. Frese suggests that they both may have drawn from AElfflaed's tapestry, described in the "Liber Eliensis," wihich celebrated the deeds of her husband, Byrhtnoth, who was killed at Maldon. Title note supplied by Feminae.]
Source:
Mediaevalia 17, ( 1994): Pages 27 - 51. (1994 (for 1991))
Description:
Article Type:
Journal Article
Subject
(See Also)
:
Ælfflæd, Widow of Ealdorman Byrhtnoth
Art History- Decorative Arts
Battle of Maldon, Old English Poem
Bayeux Tapestry
Embroidery
Literature- Verse
Tapestries
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
British Isles
Century:
10-11
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Abstract:
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Author's Affiliation:
University of Notre Dame
Conference Info:
- , -
Year of Publication:
1994.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
Not Available