beowulf vocab

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Kenning
two words used to renames something
Scop
storyteller who is always a man
Epic
long poem about a hero who usually deals with battles of some sort(physical, emotional), deals with hero overcoming evil;
Anglo-Saxon
two Germanic tribes who settled in England
Epithet
descriptive phrase that refers to someone
Caesura
literary device that is a very long pause in a line
Pagan
polytheisthic person or society
Narrative
series of connected events that tell a story
Alliteration
repetition of consonants
Thane
soldier or warrior
Wyrdnorse god of fate(Oedipus believed in fate, JC believed in fate, Beowolf wrestled with his fate)Liegemastor/lord of a propertyKinsmanrelativeFeudalsystem of society where there is a king and workers who give everything they have to the king and he supports themHilthandle of swordMeadfermented honey (alcoholic drink)Moorgeographic areas that is just open hilly, landBarrowburial moundLindentype of tree they used to build their ships/boatsSentinelsoldier or guard whose job is to stand and keep watchSinewstendons(things that hold your bones together)Hoarygray or white with either age or frostPyreraised platform that a body is burned on for ritual purposesHoardstock of valuable materialsScruplesfeeling of doubt about the morality(right or wrong) of something