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place of action: Denmark and south Sweden (saw as part of the same cultural community asBntain) time of actión:^/-VI cent

author-a Christian Artglo-Saxon lookinaiaackat his papan ąncestors; he_ doesn’t belongto the world hlTdescribes: 'we have heard of the famę in old ‘tirnś*

introduction of Christian elements:

>    pious exclamations “

>    generał acceptance of the Christian way of BHBU eternal lid)

>    sun l 'the heaven’s candle¹

>    many metaphors of biblical origin

ic epifl (resembling the Odyssey and Aeneid) nar^ałiv/p

>    typical action- battles, fights, funerals. feasts

>    ar-tⁱⁿⁿ-    down, ret arded-long desgrip.tions aŁweapooŁ,heroes

ete.. speeches, diaressions. aenealoaies

>    style, language- high, dignified, formal.

❖ social functioniof a heroic epic:

-    for aristocracy

-    >n nftlphrafft anrl presen/e the yalues and iigalś ^nf ttie

-    develop a sense of identity, belonging, pride a sense of temporal naturę of earthly success- eyerything passes, but some things last foreyen the memory of the brave and courageous hero, his famę