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  2. Anglo-Saxon runes - Wikipedia

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    This was done by having a rune stand for its name, or a similar sounding word. In the sole extant manuscript of the poem Beowulf, the ēðel rune was used as a logogram for the word ēðel (meaning "homeland", or "estate"). [12] Both the Hackness Stone and Codex Vindobonensis 795 attest to futhorc Cipher runes. [13]

  3. The Care and Feeding of Warriors: A Taste for Blood - AOL

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    Every week, WoW Insider brings you The Care and Feeding of Warriors, the column dedicated to arms, fury and protection warriors. Despite repeated blows to the head from dragons, demons, Old Gods ...

  4. Beot - Wikipedia

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    The Old English word bēot comes from earlier bíhát meaning 'promise'. The original noun-form of bēot corresponds to the verb bi-, be-ˈhátan.A shifting of the stress from bíhát to bi-ˈhát, on analogy of the verb, gave the late Old English beˈhát, from which the Middle English word behote derives. [6]

  5. List of kennings - Wikipedia

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    blood-ember Blóðeisu: N: Einarr Skúlason, Øxarflokkr 7 battle spear-din N: Snorri Sturluson, Skaldskaparmal: blood dead-slave N: blood battle-sweat One reference for this kenning comes from the epic poem, Beowulf. As Beowulf is in fierce combat with Grendel's mother, he makes mention of shedding much battle-sweat. N: Beowulf: blood wound ...

  6. Einherjar - Wikipedia

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    Valhalla (1905) by Emil Doepler. In Norse mythology, the einherjar (singular einheri; literally "army of one", "those who fight alone") [1] [2] are those who have died in battle and are brought to Valhalla by valkyries.

  7. Runestone - Wikipedia

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    In fact, one of the Old Norse words for "writing in runes" was fá and it originally meant "to paint" in Proto-Norse (faihian). [61] Moreover, in Hávamál, Odin says: "So do I write / and colour the runes" [60] [62] and in Guðrúnarkviða II, Gudrun says "In the cup were runes of every kind / Written and reddened, I could not read them". [63 ...

  8. Shield-maiden - Wikipedia

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    The term Shield-maiden is a calque of the Old Norse: skjaldmær.Since Old Norse has no word that directly translates to warrior, but rather drengr, rekkr and seggr can all refer to male warrior and bragnar can mean warriors, it is problematic to say that the term meant female warrior to Old Norse speakers.

  9. Migration Period spear - Wikipedia

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    The word kêr or gêr is attested since the 8th century (Lay of Hildebrand 37, Heliand 3089). Gar and cognates is a frequent element in Germanic names, both male and female.. The term survives into New High German as Ger or Gehr (Grimm 1854) with a generalized meaning of 'gusset' besides 'spear'.