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Peter Gainsford (2012)
The deaths of Beowulf and Odysseus: narrative time and mythological tale-types
Classica et mediaevalia(63):247-278.
The article compares the stories of the deaths of these characters to highlight their distinct qualities, relating the death of Beowulf to the inevitability of death and the need for immortality by looking at the symbolism of the dragon, the hoard and the barrow.
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