Characters
The epic hero who saves the day
Who is Beowulf
Sea-road
What is the ocean?
The number of years Grendel has attacked Herot.
What is 12 years?
The most important thing for Anglo-Saxons.
What is family?
The name of Herot's nead-hall.
What is Herot?
A troubled king looking for help.
Who is Hrothgar?
ring-giver
What is a generous king?
The way that Beowulf defeats Grendel.
What is, tore his arm off?
One of the worst crimes in Anglo-Saxon culture.
What is, kill your own family?
The name of Hrothgar's dad.
Who is Healfdane?
Beowulf's father.
Who is Edgetho?
shepherd of evil
Who is Grendel?
The reason the Watchman is skeptical of the Geats.
What is, they have weapons?
A long speech where you talk about your achievements.
What is a boast?
The biblical figure that Grendel is a descendant.
Who is Cain?
He arrived as an orphan and changed his own fate.
Who is Shild?
"His savage war On the Danes, keeping the bloody feud Alive, seeking no peace, offering No truce, accepting no settlement, no price In gold or land, and paying the living For one crime only with another." is an example of this literary device.
What is variation?
The thing that decides the fight between Beowulf/Grendel.
What is fate?
The place that Grendel lives.
What is a swamp?
He challenges Beowulf's epic status.
Who is Unferth?
A characteristic of epic literature
What is alliteration?
The one object that Grendel does not touch.
What is Hrothgar's throne?
The weapon that Beowulf uses against Grendel.
What is his bare hands?