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Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem - Unknown ยท 73 words
5 This is perhaps the least understood sentence in the poem, almost every word being open to dispute. 1 The n of our text is an emendation, and is rejected by many scholars. 2 Seldan is by some taken as an adv. seldom, and by others as a noun page, companion. 3 Lod hryre, some render fall of the people; others, fall of the prince. 4 Bge, most scholars regard as the intrans.
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