Plot
vocabulary or kennings
characters
Kennings - new literary term
Plot II
100

Tells Beowulf & Geats to leave weapons at the door

Who is Wulfgar?

100

cries of grief

What are laments

100

King of the Geats

Who is Higlac?

100

"battle sweat"

(a kenning is a metaphorical phrase or compound word that artistically describes a person place or thing)

What is blood?

100

Naked

What is how Beowulf plans to fight?

200

How King Hrothgar knows of Beowulf

What is Beowulf's noble birth?

200

highly annoyed

What is vexed?

200

Thane who welcomes Beowulf & his men

Who is Wulfgar?

200

"whale road" 

(a kenning is a metaphorical phrase or compound word that artistically describes a person place or thing)

What is the sea?

200
With out Danish assistance

What is how Beowulf want's to fight Grendel?

300

Wulfgar says" Let them lie waiting for the promises your words may make."

What are Beowulf's weapons?

300

shelterer of warriors

(this is a kenning)

Who is Hrothgar?

300

Higlac's people

Who are the Geats?

300

"sin stained demon"

(a kenning is a metaphorical phrase or compound word that artistically describes a person place or thing)

Who is Grendel?

400

"The days of my youth have been filled with glory"

What Beowulf said to Hrothgar?

400

rugrat

this is a modern kenning

What is a baby, infant or toddler?

400

Danes

Who are Hrothgar's people?

400

"wave floater"

(a kenning is a metaphorical phrase or compound word that artistically describes a person place or thing)

What is a ship?

500

Will decide the outcome of Beowulf's battle with Grendel

Who is God? (yup there is the Christian influence again)

500

"four eyes" (this is a modern kenning)


(a kenning is a metaphorical phrase or compound word that artistically describes a person place or thing)

Who is someone who wears glasses?

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