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anglo-saxon

a member of one of the Germanic people in the 5th century that inhabited and ruled territories that today are England and Wales

mead

an alcoholic drink of fermented honey and water

lineage

direct descent from an ancestor

loathsome

causing hatred or disgust; repulsive

malicious

intended to hurt or harm

lair

the home or den of a wild animal

bard

a poet, often a singer as well

bestow

to give as a gift

moor

a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor

fen

low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh

valiant

courageous, brave, as in battle

epic

A long narrative poem, written in heightened language, which recounts the deeds of a heroic character who embodies the values of a particular society

boast

to talk with pride and self-satisfaction; brag

avenge

to retaliate, take revenge for an injury or crime

fiend

A demon or monster

dogged

stubbornly persevering

misty

covered in mist

seethe

to be agitated, as by rage; to churn and foam as if boiling

keen

having a sharp edge; intellectually sharp; perceptive

prow

the front part of a vessel

sentinel

one who keeps watch

pyre

wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite

gait

a person's manner of walking

descendent

offspring

mariner

sailor; seaman

jetty

A structure that projects into the water and protects the shore