vocabulary
heroic epic
what are long poems telling of the brave deeds of legendary heroes called?
Britain
Where did Christianity come early to?
449-1066
What years were the Anglo-Saxon period?
powerful monster
Herot mead-hall
What building is built to celebrate victories of the Hrothgar and his men and where?
kenning
A Celtic people
What were early Britons called?
The Normans in 1066
Who invaded the Britains and in what year?
Hrothgar
Grendel
Who comes to attack and terroize Hrothgar and his warriors for 12 years?
stoicism
Denmark
Where were the Jutes from?
700 A.D.
What was the Book of Kells written?
Unferth
Who is Hrothgar's servant who is jealous of Beowulf?
Beowulf
Who hears of the plight of the Danes and comes to offer to help?
elegaic poems
"Angleland"
What was England first called?
597 A.D.
When did St. Augustine come to the Brits to spread the gospel and build a monestary?
Higlac or Hygelac
Who is the King of the Gaets, uncle to Beowulf?
How does Beowulf fight Grendel?
alliteration
Northumbria
What did the north-east section of England used to be called?
871-899 A.D.
When did Alfred the Great unite the Brits and rule?
Grendel's mother
Who avenges her son, Grendel's death?
Retreats to his lair and dies.
What happens to Grendel after Beowulf's attack?