"from Beowulf: The Battle with Grendel"

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Bawn

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A defensive wall or fortification surrounding a castle or house.

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Baleful

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Threatening harm; menacing.

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Mayhem

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Violent or damaging disorder; chaos.

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Quailed

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Feel or show fear or apprehension.

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Retainer

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A servant or follower of a noble or wealthy person.

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Terror-Monger

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A person who spreads frightening rumors or stirs up trouble.

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Stockade

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A barrier formed from upright wooden posts or stakes, especially as a defense against attack or as a means of confining animals.

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Keening

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A wailing lament for the dead.

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Manacled

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Fettered with manacles; shackled.

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Harrowed

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Distressed; tormented.