What Is An Anglo Saxon Kenning?

What Is An Anglo Saxon Kenning? A kenning is a figure of speech, a roundabout, two-word phrase used in the place of a one-word noun. Kennings were first used in Anglo-Saxon and Norse poetry. The famous Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf uses many kennings, for example: Body – bone-house. ? Examples of early kennings are “world-candle” (sun), … Continue reading What Is An Anglo Saxon Kenning?