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victoria shearer
12/13/2011 08:15:05 am
kenning in the first sentance."Praise of the prowess of people-kings of spear-armed Danes..." Spear-armed means warrior/solider/Rebal. In the Dane's lands the spear-armed was warriors/soliders/rebals that was honnored by the king and his followers. The warriors fought for the king when needed such as weilding? or when war broke out.
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haley Lawson
12/13/2011 09:08:50 pm
Feed the eagle is a good kenning. It means to kill the enemy and leave his body for the eagles to eat on. Personally I thought the vultures eat on dead bodies.
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Tyler hagan
12/13/2011 10:27:11 pm
My kenning is in line 36. It is "far-off" . This really means a land far away. And the significance in this is that he travels far away to fight creatures and enemies.
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Caitlin Reynolds
12/13/2011 10:28:24 pm
The alliteration "Giver of Glory, the Lord of Life" in line 15. I think it's talking about God. Because in the next line it says "Showered fame on the son of Scyld". And God 'showers' people with gifts and fame can be a form of a gift.
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KD Webb
12/14/2011 12:20:42 am
The kenning, many a mead- hall Scyld, son of Sceaf, in line 4.
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KD Webb
12/14/2011 12:25:13 am
The kenning, many a mead- hall, Scyld son of Scald in line 4. I think that is significant in this story because it means that there is a mead hall that someone has built. And the mead hall is a pretty big part of Beowulf.
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haley Lawson
12/14/2011 01:44:42 am
I like Caitlin's example. "That everyone may eat and drink,this is the gift from God"
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Bradley Broughton
12/14/2011 03:50:00 am
An alliteration that I found was on line 27. It is "Heorogar and Hrothgar, leaders of hosts,". It shows the heritage in this family. It shows heritage because the family seems to name their children with names that begin with the letter H.
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Cory Hatfield
12/14/2011 05:39:54 am
A good kenning is in line 20 of the Murders of Grendal. "the seed of Cain".
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Brooke edmister
12/14/2011 05:41:36 am
My example of a keening is Flame-Farewelled which means implicilty Honourable death. I think it is significant because the person who died, died a Honourable life.
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Germy bailey
12/14/2011 08:13:07 am
My kenning is in line 11 . Its bed-mate. And it means the person you sleep with. In Beowulf it says the fair bed-mate of the battle-scylfing.
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Blake Davis
12/14/2011 08:49:29 am
My example for Kenning is on the first page in the first part of the story. Scyld of Spear-Danes is my example of a kenning. Spear-Danes would be the warriors or who protects the king. The significance to this and the reason why its important is because thats who protects the King.
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Blake Davis
12/14/2011 08:51:07 am
@Tyler Hagan I think you used/found a really good example. The one you found in line 36 is a really good example. The signifigance you said for your example was good to I thought. I like your example of kenning
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Josh mcnemar
12/14/2011 09:01:52 am
The kenning I chose is ring-bearer it is basically the king. The king would give rings to his warriors to signify that they were warriors thus the term ring-bearer. It is significant because well he is the king. It shows his power over them.
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Josh mcnemar
12/14/2011 09:07:32 am
I agree with Haley because that is a good kenning. Plus talking about what is going on is kinda psyco warfare. I'm pretty sure any predatory bird would feed on dead bodies. Not just eagles and vultures.
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Kendall Mitchell
12/14/2011 10:06:41 am
Well-loved is a kenning. It means many people liked him. He was well known. It is significant because many people loved him.
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Kendall Mitchell
12/14/2011 10:06:55 am
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Kendall Mitchell
12/14/2011 10:08:57 am
I agree with Brooke. Flame-farewelled. The person who died, died an honorable life.
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Skyler Short
12/14/2011 09:54:30 pm
I chose to explain some use of illiteration in Beowulf. I choose the alliteration, "From a Friendless Foundling..." this use of illiteration is important to the story because it shows that he was an orphan. I know this because the word foundling means baby or infant, and saying that he is friendless as a baby suggests that he didn't have anyone that loved him.
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Skyler Short
12/14/2011 09:57:18 pm
I agree with Caitlin Reynolds. She used the illiteration "Giver of Glory, Lord of Life." She said that this use of illiteration was referring to God. I agree because this story was re-written by the church, so it makes sense that it would make references about God.
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Liz Carroll
12/14/2011 09:59:06 pm
My kenning is in line 11 . Its bed-mate. And it means the person you sleep with. In Beowulf it says the fair bed-mate of the battle-
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Liz Carroll
12/14/2011 09:59:58 pm
I agree with Kendalls kenning. Well-loved. I like it.
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Cody C.
12/14/2011 10:05:11 pm
In line 33 is the kenning ring-bestower. This means he pays his debts,generous,giving.
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Jason Riley
12/14/2011 10:05:13 pm
Mead-hall is a good kenning to me. It was important in the story because it was where all the warriors and people would go to eat, drink, sleep, and hangout. It made people very happy. It was also a tribal headquarters.
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Savannah Singleton
12/14/2011 10:05:51 pm
The kenning well-loved in line 32 could mean well known and liked. Of course, he had to be well-loved for them to praise him like they seem to.
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Brooke Edmister
12/14/2011 10:06:16 pm
i agree with kendall,
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Mark Agee
12/14/2011 10:06:49 pm
I chose Kenning. The kenning I chose was Ring-Bearer. That kenning is basically the king. Not a bad king, a good king, a king that payes his dues.
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Jason Riley
12/14/2011 10:08:20 pm
I agree with KD Webb. I agree with with her because the mead-hall is very important. It is also a part of Beaowulf. I thought it was important. It's usually in a village or something to keep people happy and to give shelter and food.
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Mark Agee
12/14/2011 10:08:30 pm
I agree with @Mcneamer. We chose the same kenning. We had the same meaning. Kennings are where it's at.
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Cody M.
12/14/2011 10:09:33 pm
'comrades carried...' is an example of alliteration. Alliteration is the repeating of a consonant sound the start of a word.this is significant because it shows that they actually cared their friend had died
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Cody M.
12/14/2011 10:17:17 pm
I agree with kendall Mitchell. Well-loved is a kenning that shows that he is well liked.it also shows that they had a lot of respect for him in life as well as death.this is very significant because it showed how people really felt about scyld.
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Ms. Marcum
12/14/2011 10:24:45 pm
REMEMBER: YOUR EXAMPLE CAN NOT BE LIKE ANYONE ELSE'S ANSWER!!! EVEN IF IT IS CORRECT & PUBLISHED IN THE COMMENTS, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CREDIT!!
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Zack Tate
12/14/2011 11:08:56 pm
My kenning that I am going to use is line 38. It's battle-armor. It is what they used to protect there selves during war. Battle armor was very important.
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Zack Tate
12/14/2011 11:10:45 pm
I agree wih Blake Davis. He has a great kenning. It explains itself.
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Zachary king
12/14/2011 11:38:49 pm
The alliteration of hero gar and herothgar it implies that the have the same family .it is like the medieval times .the name Williamson meant son of willam.
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Zachary king
12/14/2011 11:40:46 pm
I agree whith josh McNemar if the king did not have the people's trust and loyalty then who would he call on in a time of war.????
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Donny Wyatt
12/15/2011 01:49:00 am
I think the epic hero in my personal apion is a person that saves the day and never gets bet in battle and everyone likes him.
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Marriah Walters
12/15/2011 02:44:29 am
I chose an alliteration which was "scyld, son of sœaf, snatched from the forces of savage foes." I think it was used to show that, where he was on the boat as an orphan he was in the way of many dangers and sœaf saved him from that.
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Marriah Walters
12/15/2011 02:45:28 am
I liked the kenning that Liz used for her blog, even though it made me laugh lots and lots the first time I read it :D
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Bradley Broughton
12/15/2011 03:49:45 am
I agree with Cory Hatfield. I like his kenning. His kenning was "The seed of Cain". I like the meaning of being a child of cain, the first murderer.
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Tyler Rose
12/15/2011 07:16:45 am
I chose Kenning, Flamed Farewelled which means honorable death . I think a Flamed Farewell would be a warrior that done his job well, die in the line of duty!
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Heather Lainhart
12/15/2011 07:20:32 am
My kenning is high-towered.It means how tall the mead-hall was, when the warriors slept, eat and drink. This was also the tribal headquaters .High-towered is a significance to the story , because it tells more about the setting of the story/poem.
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Joe Thomas
12/15/2011 07:21:11 am
I picked batle-scylfing. That's also a keening. What that means battling people. It's also a epic characteristic in a way too. If they fight, then they have to be a skilled fighter.
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Joe Thomas
12/15/2011 07:24:06 am
I agree with KD Webb. Mead-hall is a place where people can call it their home. Back then it was hard to build a big building. If you built a big builden back then, you were a genious!
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Heather Lainhart
12/15/2011 07:27:52 am
I agree with Caitlin Reynolds, because in her's it's talking about God in the lines.It also says that God showered people with gifts and with fame.
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Cody C
12/15/2011 08:25:08 am
I agree with Jason Riley. Mead-hall is a good kenning and it is where all the warriors would go and hangout and eat. And because it was the tribal headquarters
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Kelsey Rogers
12/15/2011 09:53:34 am
For my example, I chose to use a kenning. The kenning that I chose was ring-prowed. This was found in line 29. I think this means that the ship was ornamented by the metal bands that strapped the timber together.
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Cory H
12/15/2011 09:55:35 am
I like Haley Ls kenning feed the eagles. It means to kill someone and leave thier body out for the birds to eat. That sounds bad.
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Kelsey Rogers
12/15/2011 09:57:22 am
I agree with joe Thomas. I think that he chose a very good example. I agree with what he believes battle-scylfling means. I also agree with what he says in an epic characteristic.
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Ben Powell
12/15/2011 10:10:06 am
I chose the alliteration. And the one that i found is Lord life. And i think that it means the lord of the life you live in. Also it could mean the lord of the place that you are in.
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Ben Powell
12/15/2011 10:12:24 am
I agree with tyler rose. He found a good kenning. and i think that it is good because it does mean horible death. Also it means that a worrie has done his job.
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Samantha Sonnemann
12/15/2011 10:32:53 am
A kenning that I see in Beowulf is "bed-mate". In the second section "The Building Of Heorot". It means having a mate that you sleep with.... Obviously..
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Samantha Sonnemann
12/15/2011 10:36:02 am
I agree with Skyler Short, that's a good example. And she knows exactly what it means. That makes a lot of sense, being an orphan. Makes sense to me!
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Cody Richmond
12/15/2011 11:05:38 am
I chose alliteration. It is the repeating of a certain letter, mainly a consonant in a sentence. The alliteration I found was "from a friendless, foundling feeble and wretched.". Which signifies him going from a weak, and having no friends, to a person who was liked, and became mighty and strong.
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Ashlee Adams
12/15/2011 11:34:57 am
My kenning is in line 20 in "the building of Heodot." the word is "folk-land." I think this word is describing an old town. They want to only save their hometown and the people in it.
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Ashlee Adams
12/15/2011 11:36:14 am
I agree with Joe Thomas. That word has a lot of meanings. If they fight they should in fact be a skilled fighter. Great word to choose.
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Caleb Goss
12/15/2011 11:38:17 am
Noble. It says repetitive how noble he was. That's a big task I mean after what all he did and still be noble is just an Epic Hero. People look up to him either way because of what he does. It may be fictional, but being that noble is unheard of.
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Caleb Goss
12/15/2011 11:41:00 am
@ Donny Wyatt
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Kali Lakes
12/15/2011 07:38:15 pm
A kenning from Beowulf is "well-loved". It tells us that the man is strongly liked person. It can also ean tha he is known by alot of people. That may be how it is significant to the story.
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Kali Lakes
12/15/2011 07:42:15 pm
I agree with Samatha. I agree her kenning is "bed-mate". I also aree with her statement that "The Building Of Heorot". I think it does mean "having a mate that you sleep with." I also agree with all of Kelsey Rogers statements.
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Scott lamb
12/15/2011 08:30:40 pm
A good example of an alliteration would be in line 4-5. When it says... "Scyld, son of Sceaf, snatched from the forces of savage foes." The repetition of the S at the beginning of these words is a good example of alliteration. it's important to the story because it tells who Scyld is.
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Scott lamb
12/15/2011 08:39:52 pm
I agree with Cody Richmond. He gave a great example of an alliteration. It had the repetition of the letter F. Hopefully no one else used his example before he did, and he gets credit, because it's a great example.
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Cody richmond
12/15/2011 09:25:29 pm
I agree with Caleb Goss. I like his example of being noble, and how he says he was repetitive of being noble. And how he says people looked up to him. That's what's an epic hero is all about, being liked even if you dont win.
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Shelby Dixon
12/15/2011 09:48:54 pm
I chose a kenning. The kenning I used is war-gear. It's in line 36. The significance of this is, this is what they wore when they went to war. This is like armor and guns and knifes.
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Shelby Dixon
12/15/2011 09:51:20 pm
I agree with Kelsey. Good job in finding that. That is a good kenning. Thats a great meaning of it too.
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Kai H
12/15/2011 10:01:28 pm
I agree with Mcnemar because that is a good kenning. Plus talking about what is going on is kinda psyco warfare.
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Kai h
12/15/2011 10:05:38 pm
What I chose was, I chose to use a kenning. The kenning that I chose was ring-prowed. I think this means that the ship had treasures on it that really had meaning to it to when he arrived.
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Leslie
12/15/2011 10:24:08 pm
The kenning in line36 their gleaming war-gear. Wich means their gleaming armor, ashore from the ship.
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Jessica Angel
12/16/2011 01:14:28 am
Aliiteration- on line 12 "granted glory" . It means great things will happen. In Beowulf there are a lot of Alliterations but my favorite one is "granted glory" . I believe that throughout there will be many more great Alliterations. I can't wait to see them all.
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Jessica Angel
12/16/2011 01:19:04 am
I agree with Jason. mead-hall is a great kenning. It describes where the soldiers ate, slept, and drank. I believe they did more than that though. He chose a great kenning,
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Buddy Harrison
12/16/2011 01:47:34 am
the things i chose was two epic characteristics that scyld had. the first epic characteristic was that he would travel long distances for a greater cuase or battle. he fought for his people, and would take his ship to do so. the other epic characteristic i chose was that he was the best example of his people. he would do anything for them, but the end result of it ended up with his death in battle.
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Karen McKinney
12/16/2011 03:50:55 am
An alliteration I found was from the scyld of the spear-danes in line 47. "Mournful their mood and heavy their hearts." The repetition of the M and H is what makes this an alliteration. It basically means that they are sad because of the word mournful and people usually mourn after someone they knew had died.
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Karen McKinney
12/16/2011 03:55:03 am
I agree with Blake Davis because he used the kenning: Spear-Danes. I agree with him because it basically is the warriors and they are who protects the king.
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Kelsee Burchfield
12/16/2011 10:05:18 am
I chose Line 47 which says mournful their mood and heavy their hearts. I chose that as a Alliteration. I believe the significance to that line is they were upset and they felt bourden. So their hearts were hurting.
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Kelsee Burchfield
12/16/2011 10:26:05 am
I agree with Kali. Well-loved is a great meaning. This phrase can mean a lot of things. Like they have a lot friends.
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Jill taylor
12/18/2011 03:44:10 am
I chosed to do epic characteristics and a example from Beowulf would be " beloved and famous, for many a year." that is line 20 and Beowulf is famous and every one love him.
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Jill taylor
12/18/2011 03:48:29 am
I agree with kd because the mead hall is important in the the poem Beowulf! That is we're they all meat at so I like kds answer to this blog.
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Kiana Mahjub
12/18/2011 10:10:27 am
The alliteration I chose is "a mightier mead-hall than man" this means that the mead-hall turned out mightier and stronger athen they had expected it too.
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Kiana Mahjub
12/18/2011 10:14:01 am
I agree with Karen, she gave a really good example of alliteration. People do mourn their loved ones after they die, making their moods mournfull, and their hearts heavy would mean its heavy with sadness and love for that person.
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Austin Andrew
12/18/2011 11:32:47 am
My kenning falls under the section " the feast of victory". The kenning is " wine - cheered warriors". I think this means the warriors are drunk. They are partying because of victory.
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Austin Andrew
12/18/2011 11:35:34 am
I like Tyler's kenning. It does a good job of describing its significance.this one means he travels a long distance for battle.
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Kristen Hensley
12/18/2011 03:11:02 pm
In his youth, Beowulf is a great warrior, characterized predominantly by his feats of strength and courage, including his fabled swimming match against Breca. So I chose to do this about a superhero characteristic. Beowulf has strength and courage.
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Kristen Hensley
12/18/2011 03:12:48 pm
I agree with Cody Richmond.
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Jamie Hall
12/18/2011 08:36:09 pm
Somewhere in the first two paragraphs, it states that he is a 'good king'. This would be an example of epic characterization. It's important because it shows that he was a leader, and a good one. It shows that he was worthy of his throne.
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Jamie Hall
12/18/2011 08:39:34 pm
I agree with Heather Lainhart. I didn't even notice high-towered for some reason. But that's a good example of alliteration. Its also a good way to describe the mead-hall.
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Blake Linville
12/18/2011 09:13:11 pm
In the building of heorot line 16 high-built. It means large building
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Blake Linville
12/18/2011 09:14:31 pm
I agree with mark Agee. ring bearer is trying to stay loyal to his troops
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