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The World of Beowulf: Oral Tradition and the Heroic Code — Homework
Read the assigned opening passage of Beowulf (Hrothgar's hall and Grendel's introduction) before answering.
- 1.Define comitatus in one sentence.
- 2.What is a kenning? Give one example and the plain noun it replaces.
- 3.Explain what a beot is and why it carries real weight in this culture.
- 4.In four or more sentences, explain why Grendel's attacks on Heorot represent a failure of comitatus, not just an act of violence.
- 5.Invent one original kenning for a modern object and explain the comparison it makes.
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