Definitions
Definitions
Wield - To handle effectively
Hewed - To cut with blows with a heavy cutting instrument
Hilt - The handle of a sword or dagger
Foes - An enemy at war
Heirloom - Anything inherited from the life of an ancestor; an article handed down from generation to generation
Strife - the action of striving together; a condition of antagonism or discord; dispute
Earl - A man of noble rank
Lineage - Lineal descent from an ancestor
Hrunting - An ancient sword that belongs to Unferth. It is lent to Beowulf to fight Grendel's mother
Hubris - pride