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Read the passage from Beowulf.
So the Helming woman went on her rounds,
queenly and dignified, decked out in rings,
offering the goblet to all ranks,
treating the household and the assembled troop
until it was Beowulf’s turn to take it from her hand.
Which feature of Anglo-Saxon culture is described in the excerpt?
a Christian tradition
a cup-bearer
a gift-giving
a Pagan tradition
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a cup-bearer
The passage describes the Helming woman serving the mead-goblet to warriors in the hall — the traditional role of a cup‑bearer/hostess in Anglo‑Saxon mead‑hall culture.
The passage describes the Helming woman serving the mead-goblet to warriors in the hall — the traditional role of a cup‑bearer/hostess in Anglo‑Saxon mead‑hall culture.
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