Swords and Such
That's Just So Epic...
People and Places
This and That
Kennings
100
What is the name of the sword that is lent to Beowulf?
What is Hrunting?
100
A man of high social status with superhuman qualities who goes on grand adventures is known as this.
What is an epic hero?
100
He is the king of the Geats at the beginning of the book.
Who is Hygelac?
100
What is Beowulf's super power?
He has the strength of 30 men in each hand.
100
"Then out of night came the shadow-stalker stealthy and swift" (p. 47).
Who is Grendel?
200
Beowulf's sword that fails against the dragon.
What is Naegling?
200
The epic poem Beowulf includes these two contrasting religions?
What is Christianity and Paganism?
200
He is descended from the son of Cain.
Who is Grendel?
200
This is Beowulf's homeland.
What is Geatland?
200
Ring-giver describes...
Hrothgar (or a king in general)
300
Beowulf's bragging rights, otherwise known as this.
What are boasts?
300
A description of God as "the ruler of glory" is an example of this.
What is an ephithet?
300
Hrothgar is descended from Shield Sheafson the original king of this tribe.
Who are The Shieldings?
300
Although the author of Beowulf is anonymous, we can assume that he most likely that he practiced this religion?
What is a Christian Monk?
300
"The leader of the troop unlocked his word-hoard" (p. 19).
What is a mouth?
400
The dragon protects this type of treasure in his lair.
What is a hoard?
400
The anglo saxon word for fate.
What is Wyrd?
400
The warrior who challenges Beowulf in Hrothgar's fort.
Who is Unferth?
400
He was Beowulf's childhood friend who entered a swimming contest with him.
Who was Brecca?
400
"So that the sky-roamer lay there rigid . . . beside his treasure" (191).
What is the dragon?
500
This storyteller was responsible for passing down stories through the generations in oral tradition.
What is a scop?
500
These are metaphoric compound words that create a synonym for a common known word?
What is a kenning?
500
The name of Hrothgar's wife.
Who is Wealtheow?
500
Beowulf asks Wiglaf to build him this type of funeral memorial.
What is a barrow?
500
"My bare hands stilled his heart beats and wrecked the bone house" (169).
What is a rib cage?
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