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What was the center of Anglo-Saxon civilization?
Meadhalls
Who is killing Hrothgar's men?
Grendel
What tribe is Beowulf from?
The Geats
How does Grendel feel when Beowulf confronts him?
Afraid
What makes a kenning a kenning?
A noun has to modify a noun
What type of poem is Beowulf?
An epic
How many years is Herot abandoned?
12 years
Name one of the two achievements Beowulf boasts about.
#1: Chained 5 giants
#2: Slayed a host of sea monsters
How does Grendel finally escape Beowulf?
He lets Beowulf rip his arm off
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The sun
Who did the Angles, Jutes, and Saxons conquer?
The Britons
Who do Hrothgar's advisors reach out to for help?
The stone gods and the devil
What weapon does Beowulf say he will use to kill Grendel?
His bare hands
What does Beowulf do to show the Danes he killed Grendel?
Hangs Grendel's arm from the meadhall rafters
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Shoe
What is a wergild meant to prevent?
Blood feuds
What child of Adam and Eve is Grendel descended from?
Cain
Why does Beowulf feel like he owes Hrothgar?
Hrothgar paid Beowulf's father's Wergild.
Where does Grendel flee to after the battle?
The bottom of a lake
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Refrigerator
What is lof?
Immortality through heroic deeds and being remembered
When does Grendel attack Herot?
At night
What warning does Hrothgar give to Beowulf about fighting Grendel?
Grendel has killed many armed men, so fighting him unarmed is unwise
According to the poem, who is helping Beowulf during his fight with Grendel?
Almighty God
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