MYTHOLOGICAL AND FOLKLORE SEMANTICS OF THE NAMES OF WEAPON (SWORD) IN AZERBAIJAN AND ENGLISH EPIC TRADITION
Keywords:
Azerbaijani folklore, English folklore, Anglo-Saxon epic tradition, names of weapons, mythological swords, namingAbstract
In the Anglo-Saxon and Oghuz epic traditions, weapons bear special names, reflecting the ancient beliefs of these tribes and the psyche of the military-knightly period in which they lived. This article mainly studies the mythological and folklore semantics of the names of swords in the Anglo-Saxon and Oghuz epic tradi- tions in connection with the magical power, origin and merit of the weapon. It is emphasized that the existence of the cult of weapons (swords) in the Oghuzs, in addition to the special name of the weapon in the epic texts is manifested in swearing by the sword, handling weapons and the use of weapons.
