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... hero of the epic Beowulf . Yet , pagans though they were , savage to cruelty in feud and war , boastful of speech , heavy eaters and deep drinkers , our Teutonic forefathers were at the same time a sturdy , healthful race , maintaining ...
... hero of the epic Beowulf . Yet , pagans though they were , savage to cruelty in feud and war , boastful of speech , heavy eaters and deep drinkers , our Teutonic forefathers were at the same time a sturdy , healthful race , maintaining ...
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... heroes . The glee - wood was welcomed , tales oft recounted When Hrothgar's scop , delight of the dwelling After the mead - bout , took up the telling . WIDSITH AND DEOR The song was sung out The gleeman's 8 THE ANGLO - SAXON PERIOD.
... heroes . The glee - wood was welcomed , tales oft recounted When Hrothgar's scop , delight of the dwelling After the mead - bout , took up the telling . WIDSITH AND DEOR The song was sung out The gleeman's 8 THE ANGLO - SAXON PERIOD.
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... heroes contains some names which mark a later gener- ation and prove the interpolation of a later hand . " Thus wandering , they who shape songs for men Pass over many lands , and tell their need , And speak their thanks , and ever ...
... heroes contains some names which mark a later gener- ation and prove the interpolation of a later hand . " Thus wandering , they who shape songs for men Pass over many lands , and tell their need , And speak their thanks , and ever ...
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... hero . Beowulf is a typical champion , endowed with super- human strength , sagacity , courage , and endurance ; moreover , in common with the heroes of this type , he is foreordained to relieve the ills of those who have great need ...
... hero . Beowulf is a typical champion , endowed with super- human strength , sagacity , courage , and endurance ; moreover , in common with the heroes of this type , he is foreordained to relieve the ills of those who have great need ...
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... hero whom the bog - monster has unwittingly caught , and now Beowulf , roused for vengeance , starts up to battle with Grendel . Unarmed , the hero grapples with his enemy . The hall sways with the shock of the fighting . He clutches ...
... hero whom the bog - monster has unwittingly caught , and now Beowulf , roused for vengeance , starts up to battle with Grendel . Unarmed , the hero grapples with his enemy . The hall sways with the shock of the fighting . He clutches ...
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