What literary device are “death-dealing” and “terror-monger” examples of? a. oral tradition b. allusion c. kenning d. meter around a. d. 600, brought to britain. a. the norse; paganism b. the roman catholics; monotheism c. the welsh; unity d. the germans; polytheism the beginning of the english language is attributed to a. king alfred the great's push to translate important works into anglo-saxon. b. the conquest of the celts by the britons. c. the creation of epic poems such as beowulf, the wanderer, and the seafarer. d. the gradual shift from polytheism to monotheistic christianity what description best fits beowulf himself? a. arrogant, superhuman hero b. intellectual, modest warrior c. bold, strong nemesis d. loyal, deserving assistant what value of the period in which it was composed does beowulf reflect? a. the role of women b. the importance of religion c. the code of the warrior d. the dignity of the individual