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Mythillogical logo by Ettore Mazza. You can find more of Ettore's excellent artwork \u003ca href='https://www.instagram.com/ettore.mazza/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'\u003ebelow\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href='https://ettoremazza.tumblr.com/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e Sources: The Anglo-Saxons by Marc \u003ca href='https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-anglo-saxons/marc-morris/9781529156980' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'\u003eMorris\u003c/a\u003e A Guide to Old English (8th Edition) by Bruce Mitchell and Fred \u003ca href='https://www.waterstones.com/book/a-guide-to-old-english-8e/mitchell/9780470671078' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'\u003eRobinson\u003c/a\u003e Introduction to Old English (3rd edition) by Peter S. \u003ca href='https://www.waterstones.com/book/introduction-to-old-english-3e/ps-baker/9780470659847' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'\u003eBaker\u003c/a\u003e A Beowulf handbook: an indispensable guide to the old English poem by Robert B. 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