| blood-ember | axe |
| spear-din | battle |
| battle-sweat | blood |
| wound-sea | blood |
| breaker of rings | king |
| raven-havest | corpse |
| sleep of the sword | death |
| flame-farewelled | death |
| bane of wood | fire |
| sun of the houses | fire |
| seeds of the Fyris Wolds | gold |
| serpent’s lair | gold |
| Sif’s hair | gold |
| Kraki’s seed | gold |
| Freyja’s tears | gold |
| Mind’s worth | honor |
| bait-gallows | hook |
| feed the Eagle | killing |
| Baldur’s bane | Mistletoe |
| Grimnir’s lip-streams | Poetry |
| swan of blood | raven |
| whale-road | sea |
| sail road | sea |
| whale’s way | sea |
| swan-road | sea |
| valley-trout | serpent |
| headland of swords | shield |
| wave-steed | ship |
| sea-steed | ship |
| sky candle | sun |
| sky’s jewel | sun |
| glory of elves | sun |
| blood-worm | sword |
| icicle of blood | sword |
| wound-hoe | sword |
| onion of war | sword |
| weather of weapons | war |
| feeder of ravens | warrior |
| destroys of eagle’s hunger | warrior |
| breaker of trees | wind |
| bone-cage | skeleton |
| gold-friend | good friend |
| Hell-serf | demon |
| shield-bearers | warriors |
| war-gear | armor |
| chain mail | armor |
| word-hoard | speech |
| Prince of the Weders | Beowulf |
| Son of Ecgtheow | Beowulf |
| The Geatish hero | Beowulf |
| Lord of the seamen | Beowulf |
| Midnight stalker | Grendel |
| Woodland walker | Grendel |
| Bone crusher | Grendel |
| Blood gusher | Grendel |
| Human killer | Grendel |
| dread of the land | Grendel |
| Terror-monger | Grendel |
| Captain of evil | Grendel |
| bone house | body |
| battle light | sword |
| wave-floater | ship |
| seal bath | sea |
| Earl’s defence | Beowulf |
| sky plague | dragon |
| breast webbing | mail shirt |
| carcass flame | pyre |
| earth fort | cave |
| hot bone-house | pyre |
| Heaven’s lamp | sun |
Beowulf Kennings and Epithets
February 24, 2020