W ha t is th e p ro per r e la tio nship b etw een a lo rd a nd h is w arrio rs in B eow ulf ? T he Beowulf poet p ro vid es u s w ith th e p ic tu re o f th e id eal w arrio r k in g ...

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W ha t is th e p ro per r e la tio nship b etw een a lo rd a nd h is w arrio rs in B eow ulf ?
T he
Beowulf
poet p ro vid es u s w ith th e p ic tu re o f th e id eal w arrio r k in g in h is d escrip tio n o f S cyld S he af- c hild in th e p oem 's
o penin g li n e s:
Ofte n S cyld S he af- c hild [o r S he af- s o n] s ca tte re d h is e ne m ie s,/c a ptu re d th e ir m ead b enche s a nd b ro ug ht h is
ene m ie s lo w /. . . a ll th o se p eople s a ro und h is b ord ers /o ve r th e ...
S olu tio n
T he
Beowulf
poet p ro vid es u s w ith th e p ic tu re o f th e id eal w arrio r k in g in h is d escrip tio n o f S cyld S he af- c hild in th e p oem 's
o penin g li n e s:
Ofte n S cyld S he af- c hild [o r S he af- s o n] s ca tte re d h is e ne m ie s,/c a ptu re d th e ir m ead b enche s a nd b ro ug ht h is
ene m ie s lo w /. . . a ll th o se p eople s a ro und h is b ord ers /o ve r th e w ha le -ro ad h a d to o bey h im ,/p ay h im tr ib ute .
N ow , th a t w as a g ood k in g ! ( ll. 4 -1 1)
In th e w arrio r s o cie tie s o f S ca nd in a via a nd A ng lo -S axo n E ng la nd , th e r e la tio nship b etw een a le ader a nd h is w arrio rs is
fo und ed o n th e le ader's a bili ty to c re ate w ealt h , w hic h is th e n d is tr ib ute d a m ong h is w arrio rs a nd c re ate s a lo ya lt y