Two women in this poem serve in the role of "peace-weavers.
A much-disputed passage in this poem describes one of the central characters being given "seven thousand" of some indeterminate thing, possibly hides of land. In this poem, "no trembling, no tuned timber, no tumbling hawk" and "no swift horse" are among the absences lamented by the "last survivor," whose lay is sometimes thought of as this poem's "fourth funeral." Two women in this poem serve in the role of "peace-weavers." Its protagonist is accused of losing a swimming contest to Breca. Its protagonist uses a sword made by giants to kill a descendant of Cain at the bottom of a lake and tears off a monster's arm while defending Hrothgar's mead-hall Heorot. For 10 points, name this Old English epic about the slayer of Grendel.
A much-disputed passage in this poem describes one of the central characters being given "seven thousand" of some indeterminate thing, possibly hides of land.
Beowulf