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Here Be Monsters.
- Source :
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History Today . Feb2020, Vol. 70 Issue 2, p22-24. 3p. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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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