Battle with Grendel
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
A long narrative poem
What is an epic
Beowulf uses this to kill Grendel's Mother
What is the giant's sword from the cave wall
Wiglaf
repetition of beginning sounds
alliteration
true or false: Wiglaf thinks he and his comrades should help Beowulf fight the dragon because then they can claim the treasure.
What is False: He thinks they will help because they had already promised to repay Beowulf's kindness with their lives
A pledge of loyalty and brotherhood to the death, Latin word
What is comitatus?
Gave Hrunting to Beowulf
Unferth
What keeps Beowulf safe from the sea monsters and the she-beast's claws?
What is his chain mail shirt.
What happens to the dragon's treasure?
What is it is buried in the monument/tower they built for beowulf
What is the golden horn used for?
As a drinking vessel (cup)
Why does Grendel's mother only kill one soldier in the beginning
What is for weregild / revenge.
How does Beowulf kill the dragon?
What is he cuts him in half
Referring to something famous to make a point, like a book, piece of art, or historical event.
What is an allusion?
King of the Danes?
Who is Hrothgar?