Chap 4-5
Name one of the two things Grendel's Mother steals from Herot.
1. Grendel's claw
2. Hrothgar's best friend
What weapon does Beowulf bring against the dragon?
A sword
What does Wiglaf bring Beowulf as he dies?
Treasure from the dragon's lair
What is the name of the Anglo-Saxon concept of fate, destiny, or "what is to become"?
Wyrd
Hero and, eventually, king of the Geats
Beowulf
Name one of the two things Beowulf leaves Grendel's Mother's lair with.
1. Grendel's severed head
2. A bejeweled sword hilt
What does Beowulf realize is against him when fighting the dragon?
Fate or wyrd
What does Wiglaf tell the thanes who abandoned Beowulf?
They will be banished from Geatland and will wish they had been sentenced to death.
What is the set of rules and laws governing what thanes and lords owe one another?
The law of comitatus
Lake-witch that holds a heck of a grudge
Grendel's Mother
How does Beowulf kill Grendel's Mother?
With a magic sword
What is Beowulf's reaction upon realizing he cannot defeat the dragon?
He continues to fight just as hard as always
What does Beowulf ask to have built in his honor?
A tower along the coast of the sea
What does Grendel represent?
The fear of an unknown invader
The greatest Geat-ish thane to ever live
Wiglaf
What saves Beowulf from the sea monsters?
His armor
Why does the dragon begin terrorizing the Geats?
A thief stole a piece of treasure from it
Who does Beowulf name as his successor as king of the Geats?
Wiglaf
What does the dragon represent?
Old age, death, or fate
Wields a magic sword and takes heads like its the French Revolution
Beowulf
What do the Danes believe happened when they see the lake frothing with blood?
Beowulf died
Why does Wiglaf help Beowulf fight the dragon?
He wants to honor the law of comitatus
What are Beowulf's final thoughts as he dies?
That he was a good king, never started any unjust wars, and lived as fate willed.
What does Grendel's Mother represent?
The "uncivilized" practice of blood feuding
Big, poisonous, and doesn't like thieves
The dragon