English 2307E Lecture Notes - Varg Vikernes, Egotism, Litotes
13 Sep 2013
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Before christianity there had been no books in anglo-saxon. Poetry and readings handled by the literate people who ran the church. Germanic forebears rather than english and native speaking english persons. The fate of the deans and the protagonists own tribe is at stake. Line 26: ceremonies, the death of shield. Treasures that are buried with the dead that reflect aspects of their life to provide needs for the afterworld. Ways to make sense of death, package it into a larger narrative. Attitude towards treasure: a glue in society. Relationship of the warrior and his lord. Everyone knows that death will come to them. End of the poem: significant death, attended by two ceremonies. Significance of art in the world that may not hold beauty. Great rain giver loyalty repaid as funeral is held. He will travel into the ocean swag = power of natural world.
