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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 en:kenning.
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current19:33, 27 January 2015Thumbnail for version as of 19:33, 27 January 20151,523 × 299 (232 KB)Akhenaten0Much more detailed picture, so less prone to pixelation in resizing. Adapted from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beowulf_Cotton_MS_Vitellius_A_XV_f._132r.jpg
09:49, 9 June 2006Thumbnail for version as of 09:49, 9 June 2006131 × 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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