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Anglo-Saxon Period Vocabulary
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| thane | a freeman granted land by the king in return for military service |
| churl | a rude, boorish person |
| elegy | a solemn, formal lyric poem about death |
| solace | comfort, relief |
| affliction | state of pain or misery |
| mail | flexible metal body armor |
| mead | a loquor made from fermented honey and water |
| loathsome | disgusting |
| fetters | chains for the feet |
| juxtaposition (v. juxtapose) | placement of unlike elements side by side for unusual comparative effect |
| imagery | use of vivid, concrete language that appeals to the senses |
| Brittannia | Latin for England |
| Hibernia | Latin for Ireland |
| pagan | non-believer |
| wyrd | Anglo-Saxon word for fate |
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