Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Figures and Table vi
4. Preface vii
5. Abbreviations x
6. 1 Introduction 1
7. 2 Loot and the Economy of Honour 35
8. 3 Unferth’s Gif 77
9. 4 The Angel in the Mead Hall 103
10. 5 Three Queens 139
11. 6 The Perils of Peacemaking 167
12. 7 Beowulf ’s Last Triumph 200
13. Afterword 240
14. Works Cited 243
15. General Index 267
16. Index of Passages in Beowulf 278
17. Index of Words 279