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Here Be Monsters.

Authors :
Flight, Tim
Source :
History Today. Feb2020, Vol. 70 Issue 2, p22-24. 3p.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

The article explores the interpretation of Latin and Old English literature according to folklore and popular beliefs from the corpus of Anglo-Saxon charters and place-names. Information is provided about place-names, landscape features and man-made earthen structures that are inhabited by monsters and supernatural beings such as dragon's hoard, Dragon's Tumulus and Woden's Ditch, as well as the supernatural associations of water such as Goblin's Well.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00182753
Volume :
70
Issue :
2
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
History Today
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
141143034