Getting to know the real Beowulf
Swing, Crash, Bang
Who is that?
Where is that?
Uh huh, uh huh
100
Because of this characteristic, the son of Ecgtheow was underestimated as a child.
What is weak/scrawny?
100
How many years Grendel reeked havoc on Heorot
What is twelve winters/years?
100
Halfdane's heir
Who is Hrothgar?
100
An island off of Denmark; Beowulf's homeland
What is Geatland?
100
Beowulf did this after fighting Grendel's mom and the messenger did this after the fight with the dragon (hint: it is very symbolic in literature)
What is ascend?
200
These men allowed Hygelac's thane to battle Grendel is Denmark despite the risk of losing their best warrior
What are the Geat Elders?
200
What happened to Heorot during the battle with Grendel?
The interior was destroyed
200
The great-grandfather of the brother of Heorogar who rode the whale-road as a child.
Who is Shield?
200
A pond/bog/marsh in Denmark that is home to this monster at the bottom of it
Who is Grendel's Mother?
200
This is also very symbolic in literature (hint: it's the opposite of the other symbolic thing)
What is descend?
300
Beowulf wanted to have an even matched fight with Grendel so he did this
Not use any weapons or armor
300
These both served as trophies of battles won; one for the Danes and one for Grendel's mother
What is Grendel's arm and Aeschere's head?
300
Was housed by Hrothgar after he killed a member of his clan's rival nation
Who is Ecgtheow?
300
A king or lord is known as this for what they give to loyal soldiers
What is a ring-giver?
400
Beowulf ended up on this country's shore after losing a swimming race.
What is Finland?
400
His sword, Hrunting, was meant to aid Beowulf in his fight with Grendel's mother, but failed to do so
Who is Unferth?
400
The fool who awakened the dragon
Who is the servant?
400
The land of the Shyflings who have had a long feud with the Danes and Geats
What is Sweden?
400
The study of the symbolic significance of numbers in literature
What is numerology?
500
True or False: Beowulf stole the Geat throne from Hrothgar's heir so as to gain more power.
False: Beowulf gained Hrothgar's crown because both his son's died in battle.
500
In the end he finds a sword from this era that did this once he killed the Ketta
What is the time of Giants, and melted?
500
Hrethel's heir
Who is Hygelac?
500
France and the Netherlands are home to these people looking to war with the Geats now that Beowulf is dead
Who are the Franks and the Frissians?
500
A severe understatement
What is litotes?
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