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Essay heading: The Anglo-saxon Literature
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In fact the Anglo-Saxon society views one??s life worthless when one deserts one??s duty to serve the lord.
The consequence of their loyalty leads the warriors of the Maldon to death. Likewise, the Rood also follows Christ in his suffering and to his death. It states, ?°standing in a sweat of blood/ I was all wounded with shafts?±(The Rood, 57)...
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Indeed, that ?°sweat of blood?± belongs to the Rood and its ?°wounded?± body identifies with that of the Christ??s. In fact, while having the knowledge of the inevitable tragedy, the heroes of the Anglo-Saxon literature neglects to heed to their fear of death. What defines a hero in this period pertains to facing the ?°weird
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