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List of contributors; Preface; Note on the text; 1. Anglo-Saxon societyand its literature Patrick Wormald; 2. The Old English language HelmutGneuss; 3. The nature of Old English verse D. G. Scragg; 4. The natureof Old English prose Janet Bately; 5. Germanic legend and Anglo-Saxonliterature Roberta Frank; 6. Heroic ideals and Christian ethicsKatherine O'Brien O'Keeffe; 7. Pagan survivals and popular belief JohnD. Niles; 8. Beowulf Fred C. Robinson; 9. Fatalism and the milleniumJoseph B. Trahern, Jr; 10. Perceptions of transience Christine Fell;11. Perceptions of eternity Milton McGatch; 12. Biblical literature:the Old Testament Malcolm Godden; 13. Biblical literature: the NewTestament Barbara C. Raw; 14. The saintly life in Anglo-Saxon EnglandMichael Lapidge; 15. The world of Anglo-Saxon learning PatriziaLendinara; Further reading; Index.