ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

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EARLY BRITISH LITERATURE

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Which Anglo-Saxon Epic element is predominantly being used in the following excerpt¿‘He’d have travelled to the bottom of the earth, Edgetho’s son, and died there if that shining woven metal had not helped-and Almighty God, who sent him victory, gave judgement for truth and right, Ruler of the Heavens, once Beowulf was back on his feet and fighting.”
A
Pagan Elements
B
Divine Intervention
C
Alliteration
D
Christian Allusion
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The story is set in pagan Scandinavia in the 6th century. Beowulf, a hero of the Geats, comes to the aid of Hrothgar, the king of the Danes, whose mead hall in Heorot has been under attack by the monster Grendel. After Beowulf slays him, Grendel’s mother attacks the hall and is then defeated.

Detailed explanation-2: -Beowulf is an epic poem composed in Old English consisting of 3, 182 lines. It is written in the alliterative verse style, which is common for Old English poetry as well as works written in languages such as Old High German, Old Saxon, and Old Norse.

Detailed explanation-3: -Heroic poems The Old English poetry which has received the most attention deals with the Germanic heroic past. The longest (3, 182 lines), and most important, is Beowulf, which appears in the damaged Nowell Codex.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Anglo-Saxons valued bravery, perseverance, sacrifice, loyalty, duty to the tribe and king, and honor. These ideals, known as the Heroic Code in Beowulf, exemplify what they deemed important in their culture.

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