Campbell, Alistair. The Battle of Brunanburh.: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
==Annotation== | ==Annotation== | ||
Campbell conducts a linguistic anaylsis of “Brunanburh” considering place naming of early writers in Old English chronicles. He examines and deconstructs contemporary theories concerning the site of the battle based on various accounts. Despite several discrepancies with the depiction of the Battle of Vínheiði in Egils Saga, he states that the saga is a source of Brunanburh, but must be treated with skepticism concerning the historical site, events, and scale of the battle. | |||
==Lýsing== | ==Lýsing== | ||
| Line 18: | Line 21: | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Campbell, Alistair. Skaldic Verse and the Anglo-Saxon Historian]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
"it is evident that Egils Saga must be treated with the greatest caution and that none of its statements relative to the battle on Vinheithr must be taken as true of the battle of Brunanburh unless they are confirmed by independent sources. This is equivalent to saying that it must be regarded as contributing nothing to the subject, until it is corroborated by new material" (p. 78). | |||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
* ''Written by:'' | * ''Written by:'' Jacob Malone | ||
* ''Icelandic | * ''Icelandic translation:'' | ||
[[Category:Egils saga]][[Category:Egils saga:_Articles]][[Category:Authors]][[Category:All entries]] | [[Category:Egils saga]][[Category:Egils saga:_Articles]][[Category:Authors]][[Category:All entries]] | ||
Revision as of 21:28, 14 October 2014
- Author: Campbell, Alistair (ed.).
- Title: Chapter on Egils saga
- Published in: The Battle of Brunanburh
- Place, Publisher: London: Heinemann
- Year: 1938
- Pages: 60-80.
- E-text:
- Reference: Campbell, Alistair (ed.). The Battle of Brunanburh, pp. 60-80. London: Heinemann, 1938.
- Key words:
Annotation
Campbell conducts a linguistic anaylsis of “Brunanburh” considering place naming of early writers in Old English chronicles. He examines and deconstructs contemporary theories concerning the site of the battle based on various accounts. Despite several discrepancies with the depiction of the Battle of Vínheiði in Egils Saga, he states that the saga is a source of Brunanburh, but must be treated with skepticism concerning the historical site, events, and scale of the battle.
Lýsing
See also
References
"it is evident that Egils Saga must be treated with the greatest caution and that none of its statements relative to the battle on Vinheithr must be taken as true of the battle of Brunanburh unless they are confirmed by independent sources. This is equivalent to saying that it must be regarded as contributing nothing to the subject, until it is corroborated by new material" (p. 78).
Links
- Written by: Jacob Malone
- Icelandic translation:
