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Beowulf Swords
For those who have read Beowulf by Anonymous?
What do you think of this as being the Best Line,
“Now for a time there is glory in your might; yet soon it shall be that sickness or sword will diminishing your strength, or fire’s fangs, or flood’s surge, or sword’s swing, or spear’s flight, or appalling age; brightness of eyes will fail and grow dark; then it shall be that death will overcome you, warrior.”
What’s your reaction to this as being the Best Line in the book or do you think another quote deserves the title?
I would very much appreciate your reactions.
My teacher asked the same question and this was my answer.
I think it gives a good overall feeling of what’s happening in Beowulf and the culture he knows…and it reinforces the image of comitatus as well as the whole “warrior” aura that the hero radiates.
I like it!
Beowulf and the almighty sword by Shinhee Lee
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