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Icelandic literature / Medieval literature / Old Norse poetry / Old English poetry / Kenning / Old Norse language / Beowulf / Caesura / Alliteration / Literature / Poetry / Germanic peoples
Date: 2010-11-08 10:25:23
Icelandic literature
Medieval literature
Old Norse poetry
Old English poetry
Kenning
Old Norse language
Beowulf
Caesura
Alliteration
Literature
Poetry
Germanic peoples

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