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Notes
1. The text of Beowulf is cited throughout by line number from the edition of CitationFulk et al.
2. On the obsolescence of helrūne, see CitationNeidorf, “Lexical Evidence” (32–33).
4. This peculiarity is noted in most critical discussions of the term. In addition to those cited above, see Fulk et al. (126); CitationHoops (38); and CitationWiersma (77–83).
7. The text of the Getica is cited from the edition of CitationMommsen (89); the translation provided is that of CitationMierow (85). On the emended form haljarunnae, see Fulk et al. (126).
15. The text of Beowulf is cited here from the edition of CitationFulk et al. The translation provided is that of Fulk.
18. For further discussion of hwyrftum scrīþað, with exploration of its possible theological overtones, see CitationHill, “Hwyrftum Scriþað”; CitationGreenfield; and CitationHill, “The Return of the Broken Butterfly.”
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