Oral-Formulaic Theory: Annotated Bibliography

Earl R. Anderson. "Passing the Harp in Bede's Story of Caedmon: A Twelfth Century Analogue." English Language Notes, 15: 1-4.

Brings to light the twelfth-century Latin Prose De Gestis Herwardi Saxonis, in which the custom of passing the harp at a feast is mentioned. Unlike Caedmon, Hereweard seizes the harp to prove that he is a skillful singer.
Area: OE, LT, CP