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Sb70012 Posted 12 years ago
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Wine-hall of warriors

Grendel came creeping, accursed of God, / A murderous ravager minded to snare / Spoil of heroes in high-built hall. / Under clouded heavens he held his way / Till there rose before him the high-roofed house, / Wine-hall of warriors gleaming with gold.

Source: Beowulf's verse translation by Charles W. Kennedy
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I imagine that in the high-roofed house there was a large room full of warriors drinking wine.

  • I imagine that in the high-roofed house there was a large room full of warriors drinking wine.
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I imagine that in the high-roofed house there was a large room full of warriors drinking wine.

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