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1 Kennings compound poetic phrase substituted for the usual name of a person or thing to add information about the hero, such as lineage usually titles blood worm = sword feeder of ravens = warrior

2 Kennings Match the following kennings with their meanings. breaker of rings ship sword dancesun oar steed battle whale-roadBeowulf world-candleocean knowledge-giverking Sea-Geatteacher

3 Epithets a descriptive word or phrase expressing some quality or attribute; a way to identify add variety and poetic imagery praise the hero and add information about the hero; such as lineage, “The son of Healfdeane” (Hrothgar); “my shoulder-companion” (AEschere) aid in the memorization of these originally oral epic tales usually “______ of ________” usually attached to a name Miss Postelli, Giver of Knowledge

4 Create your own Old English Create 3 epithets based on people everyone in the class knows Must conform to standards of epithets (not used as a put-down!) Must conform to standards of epithets (not used as a put-down!) Create 1 epithet for yourself Create 2 kennings for common objects unfamiliar to the Anglo-Saxon world– cars, computers, cell phones, etc.

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