Degree Name
MA (Master of Arts)
Program
English
Date of Award
8-2017
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Dr. Thomas H. Crofts III
Committee Members
Dr. Josh Reid, Dr. Brian Maxson
Abstract
This thesis will argue that the Beowulf Manuscript, which includes the poem Judith, Saxo Grammaticus’s Gesta Danorum, and the Old-Norse-Icelandic Laxdæla saga highlight and examine the tension between the female pagan characters and their Christian authors. These texts also demonstrate that Queenship grew fragile after the spread of Christianity, and women’s power waned in the shift between pre-Christian and Christian Europe.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Wolfe, Sarah E., "Get Thee to a Nunnery: Unruly Women and Christianity in Medieval Europe" (2017). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 3263. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3263
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.
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