This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 edition. Excerpt: ...her position that of an obedient subject, a representative of the king, and as such endowed with kingly attributes and surrounded by a halo of royalty. In obedience to her son's commands, this woman ides E. 229 and w'if E. 1132 and queen cwen E. 247 (primarily woman, secondarily the woman hence queen) ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 edition. Excerpt: ...her position that of an obedient subject, a representative of the king, and as such endowed with kingly attributes and surrounded by a halo of royalty. In obedience to her son's commands, this woman ides E. 229 and w'if E. 1132 and queen cwen E. 247 (primarily woman, secondarily the woman hence queen) stations herself at the head of an expedition to go over the sea to seek the ') Cf. Grimm's (Andreas und Elene), note on this line. cross. Although there is no battle, save those of words in the several assemblies over which she presides, she is described as the battle qneen g&ftcwen E. 254, 331, as the queen of victory sigecwin E. 260, 998, and as celebrated in battle breadurdfe E. 1004, a mighty queen rice cwen E. 411. The Teutonic mind could not conceive of royalty without prowess in war and stamped upon the language descriptive of royal personages, whether involved in military encounters or not, the impress of the battle field and military glory. In one respect we gain an insight into regal customs. As a stately queen of battle geatolic g&tfcwen E. 331 adorned with ornaments of gold golde gehyrsted E. 331 this imperial connection cdseres mceg E. 330 awaits upon her throne in cynestole E. 330 the delegation of Jews. This glimpse of reigning royalty upon a chair of state and with the pomp and splendor of imperial majesty was no doubt but a reflection of some more vivid picture in the poets own mind of the brillant scenes of indigenous courts and hospitable mead-hnlls. The elements of the picture are rather those of the court (hof E. 537) of a resident king than a journeying queen. Just as the titles of the king cyning, peoden &c.) are drawn directly from the people as an aggregation and locate the king in the people's bosom, so peodcwen E....
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