Meaning of ring-hall | Babel Free

Definitions

An Anglo-Saxon mead hall.

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Examples

“the joy of halls to the men and hoarded treasure, the bright ring-halls, and for himself a ship on the sea-shore would seek.”

“Heorot is cleansed, the bright ringhall[.]”

“When I first landed I proceeded to the ring-hall and saluted Hrothgar.”

“In the midst of this imago mundi, in this enclosing and protecting ring-hall of the people favoured by God and their king, is situated the gift-throne from which the lord of the rings circulates treasures among the dryht men.”

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