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Andy Orchard

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Andy Orchard

Mightier than the Sword? Grasping the Point of the Anglo-Saxon Riddle Tradition

Reviews
Author(s) Title Reference
Andy Orchard In the Foreground: 'Beowulf', by Eric Gerald Stanley 64/2, p. 311
Andy Orchard A Store of Common Sense: Gnomic Theme and Style in Old Icelandic and Old English Wisdom Poetry, by Carolyne Larrington 63/2, p. 322

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