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16 Cards in this Set
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Megaliths |
Large, upright stones. |
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Druids |
Celtic, pagen priests. |
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Scop |
A singing poet for entertainment in Mead halls. |
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Bretwalda |
Unifying king. |
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Bills and Byrnies |
Swords and shirts of chain mail. |
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Folk-land |
Common land |
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Cairns |
A pile of stones serving as a memorial, tomb, or landmark. |
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Earls |
Chief men |
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Nicors |
Water demons, animal in shape |
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Guerdon |
Reward |
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Fens |
Swamp land |
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Weird |
Fate or destiny |
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Wergild |
Payment for a crime against a family |
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Epithet |
A descriptive name (ex: Son of Deeaf, Spear-Danes) |
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Corsura |
Break in the text for a breath and emphasis. |
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Kennings |
Metaphorical compound noun (ex: swan-road, whale-road) |
