Re: [LM_NET] REF : Beowulf

[Sarah Milligan <hermia_mnd@YAHOO.COM>]

Sorry to be petty....a fire-drake is actually a type
of dragon, not a name of a dragon.  In Beowulf, the
poet uses a lot of names that are poetic devices,
called kennings.  For example, a king is called a
"ring-giver."  The translation "fire-drake" just
emphasizes that the monster breathes fire.

Sarah

Date:    Wed, 31 Aug 2005 11:28:44 -0500
From:    Carrie Wilson
<librarymail@NORTHPEM.K12.MO.US>
Subject: THANKS: REF: Beowulf

The dragon's name is "Fire Drake" ... Thank you so
much!!!

Sincerely,

Carrie Wilson, K-12 SLMS
Wardell, MO 63879


Sarah Milligan, Librarian/English teacher
Summit Preparatory School
Kalispell, MT
hermia_mnd@yahoo.com

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