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   ivana Student
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   The "heart" of Hrothgar's Kingdom is Heorot " a great mead-hall meant to be a wonder of the world forever"  (line lines 69-70) also referred to as "the hall of halls".( line 78)

   Hrothgar build Heorot to be " his throne room" (line 71). Being the centre of the kingdom and the symbol of it, we can easily see why the repeated attacks on it were so demoralizing for the king and the whole nation.

   Also, the mead hall had important function in Ancient Scandinavian society. It represented a place of security for the warriors.

   Sources:

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mead_hall

   http://www.enotes.com/beowulf-text

   http://www.enotes.com/beowulf/introduction

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   Posted by ivana on Wednesday March 11, 2009 at 5:13 AM