Vocab
Fen
What is a Swamp or Marsh?
This king arrived on an unmanned ship as a baby.
Who is Scyld Scefing?
First King of the Danes.
Who is Scyld Scefing?
"... waves may know me and show me respect."
What is personification?
"... in the dream I saw a hall that was bigger than any hall built since the beginning of the world."
Who is Hrothgar?
Spindrift
What is water droplets that are splashed up from the waves?
King Hrothgar built this massive Hall
What is Hall Heorot?
The character who descended from Cain.
Who is Grendel?
"He was tall as a tower, and his eyes blazed like bonfires when he was angry."
What is Alliteration or simile?
"I am come to do what I can against the demon Grendel."
Who is Beowulf?
Sentinal
What is a guard or protector?
Beowulf leaves this behind when he is headed to Hall Heorot.
What is his sword?
This is the King from Beowulf's land.
Who is Hygelac?
"...voice like thunder."
What is a Simile
Who is Wealhtheow?
Abominable
What is very bad or unpleasant?
The reason behind Beowulf's bad eyesight.
Hrothgar's right-hand man.
Who is Unferth?
"...curved couches comfortably..."
What is alliteration?
"Grendel will be back. And next time it will be worse."
Ring-giver
What is a king
The animal that could fit inside Scyld Scefing's helmet.
What is an Eagle?
The nickname Beowulf was given as a child.
What is the Bee-hunter?
This is the term for words like "Whale-road" or "Ring-giver."
What is a Kenning?
"Never eat cheese last thing at night."
Who is one of Hrothgar's Knights