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1. The epic poem beawulf, written in old english, is the
earliest existing germanic epic and one of four surviving
Anglo-saxon manuscripts. Although beawolf was written by
an anonymous englishman in old english, the tale takes
place in that part of scandinavia from which germanyc tribes
emigrated to england. Beowulf comes from geatland, the
southeastern part of what is now leire, on zealand,
denmarks largest island. The beowulf epic contains the
major tales about beowulf and several minor tales that
reflect a rich germanic oral tradition of myths, legends, and
folklore.
Beowulf puisi epik, ditulis dalam bahasa Inggris tua, adalah
awal yang ada epik Jermanik dan salah satu dari empat
naskah yang masih hidup Anglo-Saxon. Meskipun beawolf
ditulis oleh seorang Inggris anonim dalam bahasa Inggris
lama, kisah berlangsung di bagian Skandinavia yang suku
Jermanik bermigrasi ke Inggris. Beowulf berasal dari
geatland, bagian tenggara dari apa yang sekarang Leire,
pada zealand, Denmarks pulau terbesar. The Beowulf epik
berisi cerita utama tentang Beowulf dan beberapa cerita
kecil yang mencerminkan tradisi lisan Jermanik kaya mitos,
legenda, dan cerita rakyat.
2. The beowulf warriors have a foot in both the bronze and iron
ages. Their mead-halls reflect the wealthy living of the
bronze age northman, and their wooden shields, woodshafted spears, and bronze-hilted swords are those of the
bronze age warrior. However, they carry iron-tipped spears,
and their best swords have iron or iron-edged blades.
Beowulf also orders an iron shield for his fight with a
dragon. Iron replaced bronze because it produced a blade
with acuttingedge that was stronger and shaper. The
northmen learned how to forge iron in about 500 B.C.
Althought they had been superior to the european Celtz in
bronxe work, it was the celts who taught them how to make
and design iron work. Iron was accessible everywhere in
scandinavia, ussually in the form of bog-iron found in the
layers of peat in peat bogs.
Beowulf prajurit memiliki kaki di kedua usia perunggu dan
besi. Mereka mead-ruang mencerminkan hidup kaya dari