Beowulf and the Hêliand in Comparative Cultural Perspective

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Special Session

Organizer Name

Larry J. Swain, Kathleen J. Meyer

Organizer Affiliation

Bemidji State Univ., Bemidji State Univ.

Presider Name

Kathleen J. Meyer

Paper Title 1

What Can the Meter of The Hêliand Tell Us about the Date of Beowulf?

Presenter 1 Name

Thomas Bredehoft

Presenter 1 Affiliation

West Virginia Univ.

Paper Title 2

What’s Wyrd about Christianity in Beowulf and the Hêliand?

Presenter 2 Name

M. Breann Leake

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Univ. of Connecticut

Paper Title 3

Beowulf and The Hêliand: “Wyrd,” “Word,” and the Poetics of Cultural Transmission

Presenter 3 Name

Aysha D. Bey

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Univ. of Alabama-Birmingham

Start Date

10-5-2012 3:30 PM

Session Location

Valley I 109