Battle with Grendel
Battle with Grendel's Mother
Battle with the Dragon
Terms
People, places & things
100
What causes Grendel to enter Herot in the beginning
What is he was irritated with the music and loud men
100

Where the Battle with Grendel's Mother took place?

What is an underwater blood-fire lake

100

What did Beowulf ask Wiglaf to do before he died?

What is to go and get the treasure so he can see his reward or to build him a monument by the sea so all can remember his name

100
A long narrative peom
What is an epic
100

What is the name of Beowulf's sword in second battle?

What is Hrunting

200
How Beowulf kills Grendel
What is he rips his arm off with his bare hands
200

Beowulf uses this to kill Grendel's Mother?

What is the giant's sword from the cave wall

200

Who comes to Beowulf's rescue in dragon battle?

Who is Wiglaf

200

repetition of beginning sounds

alliteration

200

Hrothgar builds this in celebration of the Danes' victory and for protection

What is Herot Hall

300

Why do weapons not work against Grendel?

What is the weapons have a magic spell on them

300
Beowulf takes this with them from Grendel's Mother's Lair
What is Grendel's head
300

Why does Beowulf get help in last battle?

What is his shield and sword was melting

300

A rhythmic break in the middle of lines; where poet would take a breath

What is caesura

300

Who gave Hrunting to Beowulf?

Unferth

400

Why did Beowulf keep Grendel's arm after killing him?

What is to keep is as a trophy; proof that evil is purged from hall

400
What was Grendel's Mothers intentions
What is to seek revenge for her son's death
400

What happens to the dragon's treasure?

What is it is buried in the monument/tower they built for beowulf

400
two-word poetic renamings of people, places, and things
What is a kenning
400

Who King of the Danes?

What is Hrothgar

500

What characteristic does Beowulf show during the Battle with Grendel?

What is bravery and boasting.

500

Why does Grendel's mother only kill one soldier in the beginning? What's his name?

What is to hurt the king; Aeschere

500

How does Beowulf kill the dragon?

What is Wiglaf and Beowulf kill him together

500

What is the Anglo-Saxon concept of having too much pride?

what is an hubris or boasting?

500

Why is the king untouchable by Grendel?

What is the throne is protected by God

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