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DescriptionBeowulf.Kenning.jpg | A detail of the first page of the Beowulf manuscript, showing the words "ofer hron rade", i.e. "over the whale's road (=sea)". It is an example of an Old English stylistic device, the en:kenning. |
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09:49, 9 June 2006 | 131 × 25 (7 KB) | Groogokk | {{Information |Description=A detail of the first page of the Beowulf manuscript, showing the words "ofer hron rade", i.e. "over the whale's road (=sea)". It is an example of an Old English stylistic device, the kenning. |Source=own work |Date=2006-06- |
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