Ronald Carter Quotes

Old English Poetry Is Characterised By A Number Of Poetic Tropes Which Enable A Writer To Describe Things Indirectly And Which Require A Reader Imaginatively To Construct Their Meaning. The Most Widespread Of These Figurative Descriptions Are What Are Known As Kennings. Kennings Often Occur In Compounds: For Example, Hronrad (whale-road) Or Swanrad (swan- Road) Meaning 'the Sea'; Banhus (bone-house) Meaning The 'human Body'. Some Kennings Involve Borrowing Or Inventing Words; Others Appear To Be Chosen To Meet The Alliterative Requirement Of A Poetic Line, And As A Result Some Kennings Are Difficult To Decode, Leading To Disputes In Critical Interpretation. But Kennings Do Allow More Abstract Concepts To Be Communicated By Using More Familiar Words: For Example, God Is Often Described As Moncynnes Weard ('guardian Of Mankind').

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