Roberta Frank (2005)

Three "cups" and a funeral in Beowulf

In: Latin Learning and English Lore, I: Studies in Anglo-Saxon Literature for Michael Lapidge , ed. by Katherine O'Brien O'Keefee and Andy Orchard. University of Toronto Press, Toronto, pp. 407-420.

Abstract

The article surveys the three terms for "cup" used in Beowulf, all associated with the dragon's treasure-hoard.