The Danes themselves were
sometimes
called the "Ring-Danes," =
clad in ringed (or a ring of) armor, or possessing rings.
Beowulf
--_Zachers Zeitschr._ iv. 211;
_Beit._ xii. 102.
l. 2247. fecword = _banning words_ (?) MS. has fec.
l. 2254. Others read feor-[mie], = _furbish_, for fetige: _I own not one
who may_, etc.
l. 2261.
The Danes themselves were
sometimes
called the "Ring-Danes," =
clad in ringed (or a ring of) armor, or possessing rings.
Cf. ll. 116,
1280.
l. 2263. Koeppel suggests nis for næs.
The editors are much indebted to E. Koeppel (in _Eng. Stud._ xiii. 3) for
numerous corrections in text and glossary.
l. 2264. Note the early reference to hawking. Minstrelsy (hearpan wyn),
saga-telling, racing, swimming, harpooning of sea-animals, feasting, and
the bestowal of jewels, swords, and rings, are the other amusements most
frequent in _Bēowulf_.
