Which of the following accurately describes the way in which the comitatus ethic is represented in Beowulf, The Seafarer, and The Wanderer ?

A. All of these answers

B. As a mutually beneficial relationship between rulers and warriors

C. As an economic system of rewards used to ensure warriors reliability

D. As a pre-feudal power structure based on the distribution of economic and military resources

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