2. a long narrow mustache in which the ends taper and droop down to the chin. This style dates from the mid 20th century, the kind of mustache worn by the eponymous Fu Manchu, a master criminal in the novels of British writer Sax Rohmer (1883â1959).ccording to the OED, this moustache is so called because of its resemblance to the whiskers of a walrus, and is currently first recorded in writing in 1918. Not a far cry from the soup-strainer, this moustache is best left to professionals, and is most effective in a shade of grey.
Beowulf is an Old English epic poem consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It may be the oldest surviving long poem in Old English and is commonly cited as one of the most important works of Old English literature. A date of composition is a matter of contention among scholars; the only certain dating pertains to the manuscript, which was produced between 975 and 1025. The author was an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet, referred to by scholars as the Beowulf poet. The poem is set in Scandinavia. Be
Definition of Epic Poems. Epic Poems are long, serious poems that tells the story of a heroic figure. Some of the most famous epic poems are the Iliad and the Odyssey by Homer and the epic poem. of The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ( 1807 - 1882 ) .