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Article: The Anglo-Saxon Warrior Ethic: Reconstructing Lordship in Early English Literature.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
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- The Modern Language Review
- Article date:
- January 1, 2003
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The Anglo-Saxon Warrior Ethic: Reconstructing Lordship in Early English Literature. By JOHN M. HILL. Gainsville, Tallahassee, and Tampa: University Press of Florida. 2000. ix+174 pp. $55. ISBN 0-8130-1769-6.
In a recent review of Jos Bazelmans's illuminating study of lord--retainer relationships, By Weapons Made Worthy (Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 1999), in Tijdschrift voor geschiedenis, 113 (2000), 240-42, I expressed my surprise that the work of John M. Hill did not feature prominently. It is now frustrating to find that this unawareness is mutual, and that John Hill in turn ignores Bazelmans's very similar approach. Bibliographical problems aside, ...