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wergild
it means "man price". it was an old form of revenge during the time when
beowulf
was written. usually it was paid by the giving of a man as payment for
wrongs
done, but sometimes it could be paid by
services rendered
.
beowulf
paid wergild from his father to
hrothgar
by killing
grendel
and his mother.
by
herecy2007
May 3, 2004
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