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Table of Contents
Between Myth and Reality: Hunter and Prey in Early Anglo-Saxon Art - Noël Adams
'(Swinger of) the Serpent of Wounds': Swords and Snakes in the Viking Mind - Sue Brunning
Wreoþenhilt ond wyrmfah: Confronting Serpents in Beowulf and Beyond - Victoria Symons
The Ravens on the Lejre Throne: Avian Identifiers, Odin at Home, Farm Ravens - Marijane Osborn
Beowulf's Blithe-Hearted Raven - Eric Lacey
Do Anglo-Saxons Dream of Exotic Sheep? - László Sándor Chardonnens
You Sexy Beast: The Pig in a Villa in Vandalic North Africa and Boar-Cults in Old Germanic Heathendom - Richard North
'For the Sake of Bravado in the Wilderness': Confronting the Bestial in Anglo-Saxon Warfare - Thomas J.T. Williams
Where the Wild Things Are in Old English Poetry - Michael D.J. Bintley
Entomological Etymologies: Creepy-Crawlies in English Place-Names - John Baker
Beasts, Birds and Other Creatures in Pre-Conquest Charters and Place-Names in England - Della Hooke
Reviews
This collection of essays combines rigorous analysis with insightful guidance. REVIEW OF ENGLISH STUDIES
An excellent volume for anyone with an interest in early medieval England and Scandinavia. TIME & MIND
A welcome addition to the growing collection of studies of medieval human-animal relations. Its contribution is that it goes beyond the simple juxtaposition of traditional zooarchaeological analyses and more discursive artistic/literary pieces. MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY
The essays in Representing Beasts cogently and vividly convey a broader understanding of human and non-human interaction during the Middle Ages in England and Scandinavia . This tightly constructed collection of essays would be enjoyed by anyone with an interest in ecomedievalism and/or animal studies.THE MEDIEVAL REVIEW
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