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Paganism
Anglo-Saxon
Symbolism
Allegory
Hrothgar
Heorot
Grendel

lair /le/

noun

plural lairs
1. The place where a wild animal sleeps
tracking the bear back to its lair

2. A place where someone hides or where someone goes to be alone and to feel safe or comfortable

the villain's lair

She runs the project from her private lair in the suburbs.

Hoard

[hawrd, hohrd]

Noun.
A supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded forpreservation, future use, etc
a vast hoard of silver.

verb (used with object)

To accumulate for preservation, future use, etc., in a hidden or carefullyguarded place:
to hoard food during a shortage.

verb (used without object)

To accumulate money, food, or the like, in a hidden or carefully guardedplace for preservatio
n, future use, etc.

Epic: a long narrative poem about the adventures of a hero

Alliteration: repetition of consonant sounds. Anglo-Saxon poetry consists of two half lines
featuring alliteration separated by a caesura
Caesura: pause in a line of poetry, usually in the middle of the line

Kenning: a poetic device used by Anglo-Saxon poets. It is a descriptive expression, often

metaphoric, employing compound terms; e.g. ring-giver for king, heavens candle for sun,
and whale-road for sea.
Comitatus: a Latin term describing the military bonds for Anglo-Saxon society. The comitatus
consisted of a lord and his warriors who show fierce loyalty to him. The lord-warrior bonds were
cemented by gift-giving.
Scops (pronounced shopes) were both composers and storytellers who traveled from court to
court and village to village. People would gather around to hear the stories recited and chanted
and sung. Simply put, the scops were entertainers.
Heir
Fiend
Moor
Cain and Abel
Genesis