This poem describes a warrior or hero through kennings, which are poetic metaphors or descriptive phrases. Kennings used include "battle-sweat", "evil-doer", "devil from hell", "battle-dress", "dragon-slayer", "ring giver", "fighting gear", "chief of the stranger", "wave floater", "light-of-battle", and others, painting a picture of a formidable fighter through descriptive Old English language.
This poem describes a warrior or hero through kennings, which are poetic metaphors or descriptive phrases. Kennings used include "battle-sweat", "evil-doer", "devil from hell", "battle-dress", "dragon-slayer", "ring giver", "fighting gear", "chief of the stranger", "wave floater", "light-of-battle", and others, painting a picture of a formidable fighter through descriptive Old English language.
This poem describes a warrior or hero through kennings, which are poetic metaphors or descriptive phrases. Kennings used include "battle-sweat", "evil-doer", "devil from hell", "battle-dress", "dragon-slayer", "ring giver", "fighting gear", "chief of the stranger", "wave floater", "light-of-battle", and others, painting a picture of a formidable fighter through descriptive Old English language.
Mail-shirt War trooper’s slayer Gold giver Fighting gear Chief of the stranger Whale road Wave floater Light-of-battle Whale’s way Swirling surf Swan road