Terms
A long narrative poem
An Epic Poem
Who is Beowulf?
Who is an epic hero and a protagonist of the story?
The countries that the story takes place
What is Denmark and Sweden?
Who helps Beowulf kill the Dragon
Who is Wiglaf?
What is the name of Beowulf's sword, which fails him in battle?
What is Hrunting?
A short condensed metaphor
What is a kenning?
The first opponent Beowulf encounters.
Who is Grendel?
The place where Grendel and Beowulf fight
What is Herot?
Grendel dies by...
What is being torn by the hands by and epic hero?
What piece of armor protects Beowulf when fighting the dragon?
What is the chain mail?
What term describes society ruled by kings and warriors in exchange for loyalty and service?
What is a feudal system?
Who is Hrothgar's trusted queen?
Who is Wealhtheow?
The place where Beowulf and Grendel's mother fight
What is an underwater lair?
In what battle does Beowulf fight a fire-breathing creature?
What is the dragon fight?
A sword that belongs to Unferth, who at one point has a drunken dispute with Beowulf.
What is Hrunting?
What is the Old English term for fate, believed to control destiny?
What is wyrd?
The first king introduced in Beowulf
Who is King Shild?
What country do the Geats come from?
What is The Geatland?
Who assists Beowulf in his final battle?
What is the sword of giants?
What saves Beowulf in his battle with Grendel's mother?
What is a chainmail armor or divine intervention?
What is Elegiac?
A poem of deep reflection or a lament for the dead.
Wo is the warrior who inherits Beowulf's kingdom after his death?
Who is Wiglaf?
What is the name of the dragon's lair?
What is the dragon's barrow?
What group of people does Beowulf defeat in a swimming competition when he was younger?
Who are the sea monsters?
What treasure does Beowulf receive as a reward for killing Grendel's mother?
What is gold and treasures.