Kennings
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Plot
British History
Epic Conventions
100
Son of Edgetho
Who is Beowulf?
100
Epic meadhall, renowned throughout all of the lands.
What is Herot?
100
Grendel attacks the Danes because they practice these too loudly.
What are prayers?
100
These people took Britain from the Britons/Celts.
Who are the Romans?
100
The ninth convention, this is the most obvious of them all.
What is Epic Hero?
200
The water witch.
Who is Grendel's Mother?
200
Hrothgar's kingdom.
What is Denmark?
200
Grendel's Mother slays this man.
What is Hrothgar's best friend?
200
The Anglo-Saxons brought this with them. It has existed ever since.
What is the English language?
200
This convention translates to "in the middle."
What is In Media Res?
300
Almighty's enemy.
Who is Grendel?
300
A general term for the area encompassed by Norway, Sweden, and Finland.
What is Scandinavia?
300
A deer chased by wolves would rather die than to enter here.
What is Grendel's Mother's lair?
300
This is the year that the Anglo-Saxons arrived.
What is 409 AD?
300
This convention requires the character to undertake a journey to the land of sin.
What is Journey to Hell?
400
The beast, the monster.
What is the dragon?
400
The land of Beowulf and his forefathers.
What is Geatland?
400
Beowulf brags that he slew these two mythical beasts (and removed them from the lands entirely).
What are giants and sea monsters?
400
This is the author of Beowulf.
Who is the Beowulf Poet?
400
This convention indicates that the work must start with a prayer to a select group of 9 goddesses (or to the Christian God).
What is Invoking the Muses?
500
The creator of all seasons.
What is God?
500
Where the Anglo-Saxons hailed from.
What is Sweden?
500
Wiglaf refuses to allow Beowulf to die alone for this reason.
What is he swore an oath to Beowulf?
500
This mighty king claimed victory over Britain in the name of the Anglo-Saxons.
Who is King Cealin?
500
This convention would appear as "Beowulf, son of Edgetho, cousin of Higlac."
What is Epic Cataloguing.
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