General Knowledge
Why was Herot so important?
Community Center/ Represented a strong community/ gathering place, etc
How did Beowulf fight Grendel?
With his bare hands.
What does Beowulf eventually become after he kills Grendel and Grendel's mom?
King
What does Wiglaf represent?
Anglo-Saxon values
What three poetic devices did the Anglo-Saxons like to use?
Alliteration, Caesura, and Kenning
Unknown
What did Beowulf take from Grendel?
His arm.
The people asking Beowulf to save them from Grendel's mother represents which EPIC quality?
I-Identifies a need to go on a quest
What do most of Beowulf's warriors do when they see he is losing the battle with the dragon?
Run away
What is the AUTHOR's attitude/feeling toward different aspects of the story called?
Tone
Beowulf is filled with what type of allusions?
Biblical/ Christian
What does Grendel hate?
The sound of men singing
"For hours he sank through the waves; At last he saw the mud of the bottom." is an example of what EPIC quality?
Possesses supernatural traits
What does Beowulf say that even kings must bow to?
Fate
What is the feeling/atmosphere that the READER gets from reading the story called?
Mood
How was Beowulf originally shared?
Oral Tradition/Spoken
Where did Grendel go at the end of the section?
His Den/ The Marsh/ Back to His Mom
Beowulf took back the hilt from the melted sword he used to kill Grendel's mom, along with what one other thing?
Grendel's Head
This line “For this, this gold, these jewels, I thank Our Father in Heaven, Ruler of the Earth—” combined with Beowulf’s funeral ritual and belief in fate prove that the story of Beowulf is unique in that it shows…
Christian and pagan influences
"That is one favor you should not refuse me - That I, alone and with the help of my men, May purge all evil..." is a
Caesura
Although Beowulf was most likely transcribed by an Anglo-Saxon descendent, Beowulf was actually a Geat who sailed to ____ in the story.
Denmark/Danish shores
Why were blades not effective against Grendel?
Bewitched them/laid spells to blunt them
What was Hrunting?
His Sword
What happened to the dragon's treasure?
Left Behind
"Then that noble protector of all seamen..." is what type of poetic device?
Kenning