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        <title><![CDATA[lol ur from GSMST]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/beowulf/q-and-a/who-scyld-scefing-11209</link>
        <description><![CDATA[lol ur from GSMST]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 8 Nov 2009 17:55:21 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Compare and contrast beowulf's speech with Sir Gawain's speech]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/beowulf/q-and-a/compare-contrast-beowulfs-speech-with-sir-gawains-113983</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Compare and contrast beowulf's speech with Sir Gawain's speech]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 8 Nov 2009 15:41:37 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[what was beowulfs legacy according to the bards
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        <link>http://www.enotes.com/beowulf/q-and-a/what-was-beowulfs-legacy-according-bards-113931</link>
        <description><![CDATA[what was beowulfs legacy according to the bards
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        <pubDate>Sun, 8 Nov 2009 13:15:02 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why Do Beowulf's men run away?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/beowulf/q-and-a/why-do-beowulfs-men-run-away-113873</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Why Do Beowulf's men run away?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 8 Nov 2009 09:28:38 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[For twelve years, before encountering Beowulf, the monster Grendel had...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/beowulf/q-and-a/describe-where-gredel-lives-nature-his-origins-113541</link>
        <description><![CDATA[For twelve years, before encountering Beowulf, the monster Grendel had been embroiled in a war with humans. Before that, as a young monster, Grendel lived in a cave in a marsh with his mother who gave up language long ago. Their cave is at the edge of civilization but Grendel swims a lake of firesnakes and, on the other side, encounters the human world. Being a nearly immortal monster, Grendel watches the historic parade of mankind as it grows...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 12:56:09 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Describe where Gredel lives and the nature of his origins?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/beowulf/q-and-a/describe-where-gredel-lives-nature-his-origins-113541</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Describe where Gredel lives and the nature of his origins?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:04:28 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Paraphrase of Beowulf Book II, Lines 125 - 131:
He endured the trouble...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/beowulf/q-and-a/paraphrase-lines-125-131-remeber-that-paraphrase-113201</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Paraphrase of Beowulf Book II, Lines 125 - 131:
He endured the trouble for twelve years, did the sovran of Scyldings, with plentiful sorrow and ceaseless problems. The tribes of men then heard this news as it came to them in all it's truthfulness and was presented in songs of how Grendel unendingly harassed Hrothgar and of how Grendle hated him and wrought murder and massacre year after year.
One of the interesting things about this passage is...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 09:10:15 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Paraphrase lines 125-131 in Book II of Beowulf, rememebering that the...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/beowulf/q-and-a/paraphrase-lines-125-131-remeber-that-paraphrase-113201</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Paraphrase lines 125-131 in Book II of Beowulf, rememebering that the paraphrase need not follow the word order of the original.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 08:10:04 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Briefly, the characteristics of an epic are that it have a hero who...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/beowulf/q-and-a/what-characteristics-an-epicas-literary-work-112831</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Briefly, the characteristics of an epic are that it have a hero who performs heroic deeds, it should have an exhaulted, dignified style of narrative, it should have a complex narrative, and it should have historic references and ties in it.  Beowulf fits all those characteristics.  Beowulf himself is the hero and his slaying of Grendel, Grendel's mother, and the dragon are very heroic deed.  Since what we read is a translation, we have to...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 4 Nov 2009 04:25:49 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What are the characteristics of an epic as a literary work?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/beowulf/q-and-a/what-characteristics-an-epicas-literary-work-112831</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What are the characteristics of an epic as a literary work?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 4 Nov 2009 02:26:57 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The previous poster is correct; Grendel's mother comes for revenge. I...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/beowulf/q-and-a/who-comes-avenge-grendels-death-111885</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The previous poster is correct; Grendel's mother comes for revenge. I want to add just a few interesting details.
Mother comes for revenge only after everyone has already celebrated Grendel's death at the hand of Beowulf, including Hrothgar, who showers Beowulf with gifts and says that he's ready to adopt him. (I think this last detail is what makes it possible for Beowulf to later assume the position of king of the Geats.) She's a much worse...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 16:26:50 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Who comes to avenge Grendel's death?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/beowulf/q-and-a/who-comes-avenge-grendels-death-111885</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Who comes to avenge Grendel's death?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 14:06:12 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[help! can u tell me kennings that are related to swing and basketball?...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/beowulf/q-and-a/help-can-u-tell-me-kennings-that-related-swing-111743</link>
        <description><![CDATA[help! can u tell me kennings that are related to swing and basketball? thanks]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:23:01 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Beowulf's three greatest characteristics are humanitarian, spiritual and...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Beowulf's three greatest characteristics are humanitarian, spiritual and personal. First, in regard to the humanitarian, he is able to understand and sympathize with the emotions, feelings, thoughts and needs of other people. This sets him apart from others who either don't have the intellect, will or heart to have compassion, discernment and generosity toward others.
Second, in regard to the spiritual, Beowulf thinks of the afterlife and...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:54:20 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Besides Beowulf having super human strength, what are his three other...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Besides Beowulf having super human strength, what are his three other most important qualities that make him an epic hero (quotes included)?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:28:19 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The ideal relationship between king and thane or between lord and...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/beowulf/q-and-a/what-proper-relationship-between-lord-his-warriors-110405</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The ideal relationship between king and thane or between lord and warriors is known as "Comitatus."  This is a sworn bond to protect the lands the thane inhabits and to protect the king when his kingdom is threatened.  If the king demands, the thane must lay down his life it this defense.  If the king is killed, the thane is obligated to enact revenge.
The king, in turn, is bound to provide protection for his thanes, to share in the wealth...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:28:38 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the proper relationship between a lord and his warriors in Beowulf?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/beowulf/q-and-a/what-proper-relationship-between-lord-his-warriors-110405</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What is the proper relationship between a lord and his warriors in Beowulf?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:19:27 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Both Beowulf and Achilles embody the belief systems of their people. ...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/beowulf/q-and-a/how-beowulf-achilles-similar-epic-heros-109953</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Both Beowulf and Achilles embody the belief systems of their people.  They are both well-known for their adventures and exploits.  They are both admired for their successes and are the subject of many stories told by the bards of their respective time periods.  They are both known for their strength, courage, and skill in battle.  They are both known for their honor in battle--neither would fight an opponent who wasn't at least equally...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:59:06 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How are Beowulf and Achilles similar as epic heros?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/beowulf/q-and-a/how-beowulf-achilles-similar-epic-heros-109953</link>
        <description><![CDATA[How are Beowulf and Achilles similar as epic heros?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:36:45 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The most simple answer to this is Beowulf vs. the dragon. But there is...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/beowulf/q-and-a/what-main-conflict-beowulf-last-battle-109243</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The most simple answer to this is Beowulf vs. the dragon. But there is more to it than that. It can also be looked at as Beowulf vs. himself; Beowulf feels a responsibility to himself and to his people to defend them against the dragon, but he is much older than he was when he defeated Grendel and Grendel's mother, so he is fighting a losing battle against time and old age. He is also in conflict with his own pride; is reputation has been...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:59:05 PST</pubDate>
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