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25 June, 23:39
What does 'thane' mean in Beowulf?
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Cedric Holden
26 June, 02:14
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Beowulf:
Beowulf is the oldest-surviving major world of Anglo-Saxon literature. The manuscript on which it survives dates from the late 10th or early 11th century, but the story is probably much older.
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Thane is a type of nobleman that existed both in Medieval England and Scandinavia. In Old English, it can be translated as 'one who serves'.
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