How is the comitatus code depicted in the works Beowulf, The Seafarer, and The Wanderer?

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As a reciprocal bond between leaders and their warriorsAs a system of compensation designed to guarantee warrior loyaltyAs an early power hierarchy centered on sharing economic and military assetsAll of the above

Explanation

The comitatus ethic in these texts is portrayed in multiple ways: as a reciprocal relationship between rulers and their warriors, as a reward-based system to maintain warrior loyalty, and as a pre-feudal structure involving the allocation of economic and military resources. Therefore, all these descriptions collectively capture its representation.