Of princes & kings
The world of Beowulf, courtly kings and striving princes, confronting enemies and monsters to protect their people. Â The technical and...
Wide as the wind
Another pithy metaphor that deserves to enter daily use: 'as wide as the wind'. Â So, let me wish you this:...
A voice to clear the head
Trying to imagine a 'head-clearing voice' - is it a singing, shouting or speaking voice? Â Or is it just...
Rock-piled roof
Another structure you would hope could keep the Grendel gremlins out, ideally providing a 'dry-stone vault' underneath.
Source: Seamus Heaney, Beowulf...
War as weaving
This is the first time I have heard of the gods weaving human fate on a loom; echoes of Penelope, but...
Foursquare
I like this stolid, resolute word:
(Of a building or structure): square shape and solid appearance. Squarely and solidly: a...
Iron-braced door
A door to keep enemies at bay?  Except perhaps Grendel who would have torn it off by the hinges.
Source: Seamus...
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