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DescriptionBeowulf.Kenning.jpg	A detail of the first page of the Beowulf manuscript, showing the words "ofer hron rade", i.e. "over the whale's road (=sea)". It is an example of an Old English stylistic device, the en:kenning.
Date	9 June 2006
Source	author unknown, detail of a medieval manuscript
Author	en:User:Groogokk
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