de is the hero's victory over the marsh fiend
Grendel.

v Crowland in Lincolnshire, where the saint founded his
monastery.

vi Like the Highland "fiery cross", the signal for
rising in arms.

vii The most contemptuous term that could be applied to
a Saxon. Its exact force is lost, but may be expressed by "worth nothing."

viii The border of cleared land round a forest
settlement, across which in times of war none might come without sound
of horn in warning.

ix The "Saga of Beowulf" as we have it is the work of a
Christian editor of King Alfred's time.

x A corselet or coat of mail.

xi The bell which is rung during mass.

xii The great national council, or parliament.

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