Main Series #1616. Penguin 1st Edition, published 1961.
The Ring Givers were rulers of the Heroic Age, when the basic social ideas were those of duty, loyalty and revenge. This novel tells the story of one of the terrible periods of history, when the remote forbears of the English were still largely in Scandinavia or North West Europe, although the invasion of the Angles, Saxons and Jutes had already started. This is the story of a man who may or may not have existed, Beowulf the Great, known as the hero of the greatest of all Old English epics but whose deeds are here combined with those of Rolf Karaki and other figures of the 6th Century.
Condition grading: Good. Couple of light creases to top section of front cover. Minor wear to spine ends. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Main Series #1616. Penguin 1st Edition, published 1961.
The Ring Givers were rulers of the Heroic Age, when the basic social ideas were those of duty, loyalty and revenge. This novel tells the story of one of the terrible periods of history, when the remote forbears of the English were still largely in Scandinavia or North West Europe, although the invasion of the Angles, Saxons and Jutes had already started. This is the story of a man who may or may not have existed, Beowulf the Great, known as the hero of the greatest of all Old English epics but whose deeds are here combined with those of Rolf Karaki and other figures of the 6th Century.
Condition grading: Good. Couple of light creases to top section of front cover. Minor wear to spine ends. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
