@article { , title = {Ships and Brunanburh}, abstract = {Work on ships in the Old English poem The Battle of Brunanburh has principally focused on the word cnear as a lexical item or as having some particular form or appearance. This article draws on this work with a view to elucidating what the poem tells us was happening in the aftermath of the battle of 937. It discusses the significance of the term cnear in relation to the manuscripts, its intelligibility and meaning, before analysing in detail the contexts in which it appears. A reconsideration of syntax and the semantics of on flot, gives rise to a modified interpretation of lines 32b–36. It is suggested, finally, that cnear and the passages in which it occurs might carry overtones of mockery at the expense of the escaping Norsemen.}, doi = {10.1080/0013838X.2017.1322380}, eissn = {1744-4217}, issn = {0013-838X}, issue = {8}, journal = {English Studies}, note = {18 month embargo from date of publication (due to be published some time in 2017). Once published, the set statement needs to be updated with publication date and VoR URL: "This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor \& Francis in English Studies on [date of publication], available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/[Article DOI]." EZ 10/01/2017}, pages = {549-561}, publicationstatus = {Published}, publisher = {Routledge}, url = {https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/831124}, volume = {8}, keyword = {ships, launching ships, The Battle of Brunanburh, Old English poetry, Old English cnear, Scandinavian knǫrr, poetic compounds, Henry of Huntingdon}, year = {2017}, author = {Cavill, Paul} }