Read the passage from Beowulf.

The hero arose, surrounded closely

by his powerful thanes. A party remained

under orders to keep watch on the arms;

the rest proceeded, led by their prince

under Heorot's roof.

And standing on the hearth

in webbed links that the smith had woven,

the fine-forged mesh of his gleaming mail-shirt,

resolute in his helmet, Beowulf spoke:

Which word from the passage is a feature of Anglo-Saxon culture?

A-powerful

B-thanes

C-roof

D-gleaming

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Tucker

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2 March, 10:18

Read the passage from Beowulf.

The hero arose, surrounded closely

by his powerful thanes. A party remained

under orders to keep watch on the arms;

the rest proceeded, led by their prince

under Heorot's roof.

And standing on the hearth

in webbed links that the smith had woven,

the fine-forged mesh of his gleaming mail-shirt,

resolute in his helmet, Beowulf spoke:

Which word from the passage is a feature of Anglo-Saxon culture?

A-powerful

B-thanes

C-roof

D-gleaming

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Rachael Downs · Answer 1

B-Thanes Because ... Powerful is a descriptive word describing the thanes. Roof is used as telling where they are. Gleaming is a descriptive word describing the mail-shirt.