Form and function: The beasts of battle revisited

The wolf, the eagle and the raven are the three animals repeatedly used by various Old English poets, probably because these carrrion beasts fed on the corpses left on the battlefield.

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Published inEnglish studies Vol. 79; no. 4; pp. 289 - 298
Main Author Honegger, Thomas
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Taylor & Francis Group 01.07.1998
Swets and Zeitlinger
Swets & Zeitlinger bv
Subjects
Literary criticism
Military engagements
Poetry
Symbolism
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Summary:The wolf, the eagle and the raven are the three animals repeatedly used by various Old English poets, probably because these carrrion beasts fed on the corpses left on the battlefield.
ISSN:0013-838X
1744-4217
DOI:10.1080/00138389808599134