Queens
This queen and wife of Hygelac offers the Danish throne to Beowulf upon her husband's death.
Who is Hygd?
Grendel's mother kills this Danish warrior.
Who is Aeschere?
The dragon lives here - another name for an earthen mound. This word is also used to describe a burial place in Germanic custom.
What is a barrow?
Hrothgar is the descendent of this great king of the Danes, whose name translates "Shield Protector."
Who is Scyld Shefing?
From the Latin for "law book," this word describes an ancient, handwritten, hand-bound book.
What is a codex?
Several queens in the poem are given this kenning, reminiscent of fiber craft.
What is a peace-weaver?
Beowulf encounters these creatures in his pursuit of Grendel's mother.
What are sea serpents?
This act prompts the dragon to attack Beowulf's people.
What is the theft of his hoard?
After defeating his enemies, Hrothgar builds a structure with this name.
What is Heorot?
The only surviving manuscript of Beowulf was retrieved from this man's private library.
Who is Sir Cotton?
Wealhtheow offers this gift to Beowulf upon his return to the Mead Hall after slaying Grendel's mother.
What is the Great Collar?
Grendel's mother is referred to as this kind of spirit.
What is a corpse spirit?
This Germanic word is used as another name for the dragon in the poem.
What is a wyrm?
Wealhtheow rebukes Hrothgar for offering this to Beowulf.
What is the Danish throne?
Who is Hygelac?
Hrothgar gives this daughter in marriage to King Ingeld to settle a feud.
Who is Freawaru?
Grendel's mother leaves this war trophy at the spring outside her cave.
What is the head of Aeschere?
This person deals the death blow to the dragon.
Who is Beowulf?
Hrothgar does this at his final parting with Beowulf.
He weeps.
This word describes the Germanic equivalent of a bard - the storytellers who likely passed down the Beowulf poem.
What is a scope?
The Geats steal the wife of this Swedish king, prompting a great feud, in one of the poem's digressions.
Who is Ongentheow?
This is the weapon that Grendel's mother uses to fight Beowulf.
What is a knife?
The amount of time the dragon had guarded his hoard undisturbed.
What is 300 years?
Hrothgar warns Beowulf against letting "the shepherd of his soul" do this _____.
What is sleep?
This East Anglican archaeological site helps us understand Germanic ship burial customs.
What is Sutton Hoo?