Read the passage from Beowulf. The hero arose, surrounded closely
by his powerful thanes. A party remained
under orders to keep watch on the arms;
the rest proceeded, led by their prince
under Heorot’s roof.
And standing on the hearth
in webbed links that the smith had woven,
the fine-forged mesh of his gleaming mail-shirt,
resolute in his helmet, Beowulf spoke:

Which word from the passage is a feature of Anglo-Saxon culture?

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Read the passage from Beowulf.

The hero arose, surrounded closely

by his powerful thanes. A party remained

under orders to keep watch on the arms;

the rest proceeded, led by their prince

under Heorot’s roof.

And standing on the hearth

in webbed links that the smith had woven,

the fine-forged mesh of his gleaming mail-shirt,

resolute in his helmet, Beowulf spoke:

Which word from the passage is a feature of Anglo-Saxon culture?

A. powerful

B. thanes

C. roof

D. gleaming

Explanation

Anglo-Saxon is the name by which the invading Germanic peoples from part of the British Isles (south and east between the 5th and 9th centuries) are identified. In the Anglo-Saxon language, the term "thanes" was used to denote a social position that was more important than an ordinary freeman and less important than a hereditary nobleman. These individuals generally received lands granted directly by the king or by a military nobleman. According to the above, it can be inferred that the correct answer is B. Thanes.