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The history of the Germanic kingdoms of England, from the Saxon Advent to the Norman Conquest.

The Mead Hall
Created by: * Lucius Aelius, 2010-10-04 16:44:00
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In a famous passage, Bede expounds upon the life of man and relates an analogy given to the king:
You are sitting feasting with your ealdormen and thegns in winter time; the fire is burning on the hearth in the middle of the hall and all inside is warm, while outside the wintry storms of rain and snow are raging; and a sparrow flies swiftly through the hall. It enters in at one door and quickly flies out the other. For the few moments it is inside, the storm and wintry tempest cannot touch it, but after the briefest moment of calm, it flits from your sight, out of the wintry storm and into it again.

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