Question

Which parts of this excerpt from Beowulf denote the importance of kinship and lineage?

Hither to come; of kinsmen's approval,


Word-leave of warriors, I ween that ye surely


Nothing have known. Never a greater one


Of earls o’er the earth have I had a sight of


Than is one of your number, a hero in armor;



a. kinsmen's approval,. Word-leave of warriors.


b. Nothing have known. Never a greater one. Of earls o’er the earth have I had a sight of.


c. And striking appearance.


d. What race ye belong to.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Answer: A)

Explanation: Beowulf is having 3,182 alliterative lines and it is an epic poem. This, one of the most important poem of Old English literature, is having a story set in Scandinavia and it is describing a hero of the Geats, Beowulf. His character is brave, smart and great warrior that would never give up.

• In the first part of you excerpt, ''of kinsmen's approval, Word-leave of warriors'' we can see a significant of the importance of kinship and lineage. Since he was a great warrior, those things were important to him.