Read the passage from Beowulf. The hero arose, surrounded closely by his powerful thanes. A party remained under orders to keep watch on the arms; the rest proceeded, led by their prince under Heorot’s roof. And standing on the hearth in webbed links that the smith had woven, the fine-forged mesh of his gleaming mail-shirt, resolute in his helmet, Beowulf spoke: Which word from the passage is a feature of Anglo-Saxon culture?
“Thanes” refers to warriors or retainers who served a lord, an important part of Anglo-Saxon society. The other words describe strength, a building, or brightness, rather than a specific cultural role.
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