oðþæt him æghwylc þara ymbsittendra ofer hronrade hyran scolde   In the end each clan on the outlying coasts beyond the whale-road had to yield to him ,– Beowulf, Prologue A brilliant metaphor. ***************************************************** connect to listen to prologue https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GcAULmWJskG0QQVCvs2eBa16iaY54Krg/view   — posted by Roger W. Smith    June 2026