Beowulf
who is Beowulf a follower of
Higloc
who is Hrothgar
king of the Danes
What irritates Grendel and becomes his motive for attacking Herot
Noise
What is Herot?
A hall
What information does Beowulf include when introduction of himself
Beowulf speaks of his father
He's a protector of the people
Has a Geat
What is the name of Hrothgar's people
Herots
What irritates Grendel and becomes his motive for attacking Herot?
All the noise the men were making
What heroic deeds has Beowulf done?
Beowulf has chained five great giants
Beowulf has hunted monsters out of water
how many Geats did Beowulf take with him
14 Geats
What does Hrothgar warn that Grendel will do?
Grendel will carry our bloody flesh to the moors, crunch on our bones and smear torn scraps of our skin on the walls of his den
Grendel using 4 specific details from the text.
demon
a fiend
cain born
lived in darkness
What indicator does he use to let him know that this is a good idea?
The omens were good
what does Beowulf come to the Danes to do
Beowulf come to help them kill Grendel
How many years of grief did Herot experience
Twelve winters/years
how many men does Grendel kill on his first visit to Herot?
Grendel kills 30 drunk men.
Who is Cain?
One of the sons of Adam and Eve
What are Beowulf’s wishes if he dies
Send the hammered mail of my armor to Higloc
Return the inheritance
Why wasn’t Hrothgar ever attacked by Grendel?
Because he was protected by god
Give a detail of Grendel’s attack.
He sneaks in and snatches up 30 minutes and takes them back to his lair With the blood of their bodies dropping after smashing them.
Why is Cain significant to the story?
To show how evil his soul will be.