“Beowulf” or “bee Wolf”
One of many ways to break this down is into two animals: “Bee wolf.” And if you put this together in meaning of creating an animal you have to think of an animal that either hunts wolves like bees or that hunts bees wolfishly. If you go with an animal that hunts bees wolfishly you can draw a conclusion that the narrator is reffering to a bear (bears like honey =) ). Which is why, to my understanding, Beowulf is compared to a cub or a bear on line 13 of the poem and elsewhere through out the book.
How does Beowulf act like a bear? Why a bear? Go one step further with this kenning.
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