Characters
Nephew of Hygelic; the hero
Who is Beowulf?
Repetition of initial consonant sounds in accented syllable
What is alliteration?
Order in which Beowulf fought the monsters in the story
What is Grendel, Grendel's mother, and the Dragon
This melted during the battle with the dragon
What is Beowulf's shield?
The she beast
Who is Grendel's mother?
The famous mead-hall of the Danes
What is Heorot?
A long narrative poem about the adventures of gods or of a hero
What is an epic?
Length of time Grendel terrorized Heorot
What is 12 years?
The thing that Beowulf used to kill the dragon
What is Beowulf's dagger?
That which destroyed Heorot
What is fire?
Beowulf's best friend
Who is Brecca?
A metaphorical phrase used in Anglo-Saxon poetry to replace a concrete noun
What is a kenning?
Reason the Dragon attacked the Geats
What is the Dragon was robbed of a golden goblet?
The reason the sword in Grendel's mother's lair was able to kill her
What is the sword wasn't made by man?
The fate of the original owners of the dragon's treasure
What is death?
Beowulf's sword
What is Naegling?
A brave, loyal, generous character with a tragic flaw
What is a heroic ideal?
Reward for battle with Grendel
What is gold and treasure?
What Beowulf gave Wiglaf when he died
What is a golden necklace, gold helmet, rings, and mail shirt?
The way Beowulf was killed
What is the dragon's bite laced with poison?
Beowulf's father
Who is Edgetheow?
Old English word for poet
What is a scop?
The thing that saved Beowulf's life in the battle with Grendel's mother
What is chain-mail?
That which was around the hilt of the sword in Grendel's mothers lair
What is a chain?
What the battle between Beowulf and Grendel's mother attracted
What are a host of sea beasts?