Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic
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Early Irish Glossaries Project
A project by Paul Russell, Sharon Arbuthnot, Pádraic Moran, University of Cambridge.
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‘hwonne habbe we ðonne ne gemotad?’; Narrative Strategies in Tenth- and Eleventh-Century English Property Disputes
This thesis examines the language and narrative strategies employed by tenth and eleventh- century charter draftsmen in the composition of vernacular lawsuit documents. It poses the question: on what authority did late ... -
The Legendary Saga as a Medium of Cultural Memory: A Study of AM 589a–f 4to and AM 586 4to
This thesis examines the representation and historical significance of the legendary Scandinavian past in the Icelandic manuscripts AM 589a–f 4to and, to a lesser extent, AM 586 4to, both of which were produced by the same ... -
Fingal Chlainne Tanntail: Text and Context
(2010-09)This dissertation consists of four main sections: (i) The Text ... (ii) The Classical Context ... (iii) The Medieval Irish Context ... (iv) A Parallel Text to FCT ... The thesis concludes by drawing together the ... -
Performance, Ritual and Messaging in Encomium Emmae reginae
ABSTRACT Performance, Ritual and Messaging in Encomium Emmae reginae This thesis examines the Encomium Emmae reginae primarily through the lens of demonstrative behaviour, which covers the gamut of actions from formal ...
