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Grendel lives down in the ______
What is moors?
100
The Anglos, Saxons and the Jutes were originally called this tribe
What is the Germanic Tribe?
100
This man is king of the Danes
Who is Hrothgar?
100
The name of the greatest of all mead-halls able to withstand everything but fire
What is Herot?
100
This word means a journey to a sacred place or a shrine
What is a pilgrimage?
200
she-wolf, water-witch, guardian of crime
What are kennings?
200
The Romans introduced this religion into Britain
What is Christianity?
200
The brave man who stayed at Beowulf's side during his last battle
Who is Wiglaf?
200
Beowulf wanted this as his final request before he died
What is a tower built in his name?
200
What weapons does Beowulf use to battle Beowulf?
What is his hands or nothing?
300
Perhaps Hrothgar can hunt, hear in my heart..
What is alliteration?
300
This the language in which Beowulf was originally written
What is Old English?
300
These are Beowulf's people (their nationality)
Who are the Geats?
300
The author of Beowulf
What is unknown?
300
The amount of time passed between the battle with Grendel's mother and the last battle
What is 50 years?
400
A long poem typically derived from oral tradition narrating the deeds of a hero
What is an epic?
400
A storyteller
What is a scop or a bard?
400
Beowulf's uncle, the king of the Geats before Beowulf
Who is Higlac?
400
Beowulf and his men sailed to this country to defeat Grendel
What is Denmark?
400
What is the final trophy Beowulf brings up from the moors?
What is Grendel's head?
500
What is one quality of an epic hero?
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500
Grendel is a descendent of...
Who is Cain?
500
This is Beowulf's father
Who is Edgetho?
500
The number of years Grendel terrorized the Danes
What is 12 years?
500
The Geat's throne is handed over to
Who is Wiglaf?
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