Edited versions of author's dissertation (Middle Tennessee State University, 2007). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 153-170) and index.
Contents:
On fairy-stories and monsters -- Tolkien enters the Anglo-Saxon community through the mead-hall building -- The roleof the lord, comitatus, and gift-giving within the mead-hall -- Lady with a mead cup : the lady and her role as cup-bearer, ambassador, wife, and warrior.
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