Pg. 3 (ln 10): Whale-Road - It is a kenning because it is a two-worded meaning ocean or sea.
Pg. 5 (ln 29-31): His warrior band ... the cheif they revered who had long ruled them. - This fits into the theme Burial of a king and the idea of respect. It is a way for warriors to show their honor towards him by properly burring him.
Pg. 7 (61-63): The good Halga.....a balm in bed to the battle-scarred Swede. - Halga fits into the theme of the Importance of Women because she is used to make a peace pledge with the Swedes.
Pg. 7 (81-85): The hall towered....the blood lust rampant. - This foreshadows that Herot is going to be burned because of a blood feud, kin killing.
Pg. 13 (168-169): But throne itself, the treasured seat, he was kept from approaching; he was the Lord's outcast. - This is saying how Hrothgar was chosen to be king by god but Grendel can not become king because he is an outcast to the Lord.
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