Fulfilling Prophecy: Owain Glyndwr, Legend and Symbol Fulfilling Prophecy: Owain Glyndwr, Legend and Symbol

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pp. 250, “In this lively interdisciplinary study, Elissa R. Henken combines the tools of the historian and the folklorist to explore the development of a powerful, polysemous cultural symbol. Owain Glyndwr, called Owen Glendower by Shakespeare, led the last major armed rebellion of the Welsh against the English in the early fifteenth century. He has become an important symbol of modern Welsh nationalism. Henken examines the roles Glyndwr played both in his own lifetime and in subsequent centuries.”

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ISBN 0801483492
Number of pages 250
Original Title Fulfilling Prophecy: Owain Glyndwr, Legend and Symbol Fulfilling Prophecy: Owain Glyndwr, Legend and Symbol
Published Date 1996
Book Condition Very Good
Jacket Condition No dustjacket
Binding paperback
Size 8vo
Place of Publication New York
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pp. 250, “In this lively interdisciplinary study, Elissa R. Henken combines the tools of the historian and the folklorist to explore the development of a powerful, polysemous cultural symbol. Owain Glyndwr, called Owen Glendower by Shakespeare, led the last major armed rebellion of the Welsh against the English in the early fifteenth century. He has become an important symbol of modern Welsh nationalism. Henken examines the roles Glyndwr played both in his own lifetime and in subsequent centuries.”

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Weight 1 kg