“I will take this message,
in accordance with your wish, to our noble king,
our dear lord, friend of the Danes,
the giver of rings.”
–Beowulf: A New Verse Translation,
Seamus Heaney
Which feature of Anglo-Saxon culture is reflected in the passage?
the expectation that a king gives gifts to his thanes
the constant threat of war
the mixture of pagan and Christian traditions
the importance of formal feasts
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the expectation that a king gives gifts to his thanes
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