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accoutrement alliteration Anglo-Saxon armour Ashere atheling AVAVAVA AVAVAZZA banquet barrow battle bear Beowulf spoke blood boiled brave Breca bright brought burial mound companions creature cyning Danes Danish warriors daring darkness Denmark dragon earth Edgetheow evil father feast fight fire flames floor Frisians gave Geat champion Geatish Geatland glory gold Grendel Grendel's mother grim grip guard hall hand head headland Healfdene heard helmet Heorot hero hero's heroic hilt honour Julian Glover kenning King Hrothgar King Hygelac kinsman knew lair land lived lord MAGNUS MAGNUSSON mail shirt mail-shirt mead-hall monster never night ocean performance personal treasures poem polished shields prince rode Scyldings seized Sharers Sheila Mackie sleep soon spear story strength struck surging swimming match sword Hrunting tell thanes told Unferth VAVA victory wæs waited Waymundings weapons Wiglaf words wound Wulfgar wyrd þæt