Grendel’s Mere, Beowulf’s Dive, and the Visio Sancti Pauli
According to Hrothgar’s account of Grendel’s mere, every night one can see there fȳr on flōde, a phrase often translated as ‘fire on the water’. This fire, which the king describes as a nīðwundor (a dreadful wonder), has traditionally been seen by scholars as a supernatural phenomenon that contribut...
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Universidad de Alicante
2025-01-01
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| Series: | Revista Alicantina de Estudios Ingleses |
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| Online Access: | https://raei.ua.es/article/view/26402 |
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