Anglo-Saxon elves (Old English aelfe) are one of the best attested non-Christian beliefs in early medieval Europe, but current interpretations of t...
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Feb 03, 2010
Reviewe by Michael D.C. Drout for The Medieval Review:
Despite its seemingly hyper-specialized title, Alaric Hall's Elves in Anglo-Saxon England is a book that should be read by all medievalists. Hall's conclusions about his subject are significant, but far more important is his methodological approach, which is a new model for early medieval scholarship. His demonstration of the ways that rock-solid philology can be combined with cross-cultural historical scholarship, folklori More...
Despite its seemingly hyper-specialized title, Alaric Hall's Elves in Anglo-Saxon England is a book that should be read by all medievalists. Hall's conclusions about his subject are significant, but far more important is his methodological approach, which is a new model for early medieval scholarship. His demonstration of the ways that rock-solid philology can be combined with cross-cultural historical scholarship, folklori More...
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Alaric Hall, a lecturer in Medieval English Literature at the University of Leeds, delves into the sources that mention or reference elves, or ælfe, looking not just at texts and writings from Britain, but also Scandinavia and mainland Europe to find similarities and linkages in these references. Hall breaks it down to the language level, exploring spellings, uses, as well as inferring meanings for elves, which at times can get dense, but for those looking for proof in the original language, Ha
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