ISBN: 9781785350092 - grendel's mother: the saga of the wyrd-wife (5 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,350grams, ISBN:9781785350092.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 237 pages. 8.25x6.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An amber bead. A gold and glass drinking horn. A ring engraved with Thor's hammer all artifacts from a Germanic tribe that carved a space for itself through brutality and violence on a windswept land . Brimhild weaves peace and conveys culture to the kingdom, until the secret of her birth threatens to tear apart the fragile political stability. This is her story the tale of Grendel's Mother. She is no monster as portrayed in the Old English epic, Beowulf. We learn her side of the story and that of her defamed child. We see the many passages of her life: the brine-baby who floated mysteriously to shore; the hall-queen presiding over the triumphant building of the golden hall Heorot and victim of sexual and political betrayal; the exiled mere-wife, who ekes out a marginal life by an uncanny bog as a healer and contends with the menacing Beowulf; and the seer, who prophesizes what will occur to her adopted people. We learn how the invasion by brutal men is not a fairy tale, but a disaster doomed to cycle relentlessly through human history. Only the surviving women can sing poignant laments, preserve a glittering culture, and provide hope for the future. …

Zustand: New. Grendel s Mother from Beowulf - a queen, whose birth is shrouded in mystery - threatens the fragile political stability on this windswept land.KlappentextGrendel s Mother from Beowulf - a queen, whose birth is shrouded in mystery - t.