- himself,
tying the
duchy more
closely to the
Lombard capital of Pavia. King
Beorna of East
Anglia dies.
Prince Æthelred,
descendant of the late king Rædwald...
-
Beonna (also
known as
Beorna) was King of East
Anglia from 749. He is
notable for
being the
first East
Anglian king
whose coinage included both the ruler's...
- "well of
Beorna",
where Beorna is a name
meaning "warrior". This
etymology is
however largely speculative –
since no
references to a "well of
beorna" exist...
- e]ard hæfþ
oftust on
fenne ƿexeð on ƿature, ƿundaþ
grimme blode breneð
beorna gehƿẏlcne ðe him ænigne
onfeng gedeþ.
Reading the rune as
eolhx (as discussed...
- set sail
Beowulf 211–223
Seamus Heaney's
verse Beornas gearwe on
stefn stigon;
streamas wundon, sund wið sande; secgas...
- wæs on ýðum Tíme pàssed a|wáy. On the tíde | flóated bát
under beorge·
beornas gearwe under bánk |
their bóat. In her bóws | móunted on
stefn stigon bráve...
- the
origin of the name Bicester. It may be
derived from a
personal name
Beorna,
meaning the 'Fort of the Warriors', or it may from the
Latin for Bi-cester...
-
Translation and
Commentary Fyrst forð gewát·
flota wæs on ýðum bát
under beorge·
beornas gearwe on
stefn stigon· stréamas
wundon sund wið sande·
secgas bǽron on...
- Oundle. The
villages name
origin is uncertain. 'Warrior's spring/stream', '
Beorna's spring/stream' or 'burial-place spring/stream'. The 2001
census showed...
- when they
disembark in Denmark: The
watchman is a "noble warrior" (guð-
beorna) who,
after listening to Beowulf's
explanation of his voyage,
directs his...
