Who??
Blood & Battle
Vocabulary
Epithets
Odds & Ends
100

The hero of the story; hails from Geatland

Beowulf

100

What Beowulf uses to battle Grendel 

What is his bare hands? 

100

Disgusting, repulsive 

What is gruesome? 

100

Brave leader of the Geats

Who is Beowulf?

100

The name of the country where Beowulf is from

What is Geatland? 

200

The original monster who is terrorizing Herot 

Who is Grendel? 

200

The one who comes to take revenge on the Danes for the death of Grendel 

Who is Grendel's mom. 

200

The reward you get for winning something 

What are the spoils? 

200

The fiend, the monster

Who is Grendel? 

200

The TWO objects Beowulf brings back from the lair? 

The hilt of the magic sword and the head of Grendel

300

King of the Danes

Hrothgar

300
The outcome of the battle with the dragon is mixed: 

The dragon _______________, but also _______________ Beowulf

What is: The dragon dies, but also kills Beowulf

300
To eat a lot of food in a messy way 

What is to gorge? 

300

Higlac's follower

Who is Beowulf? 

300
List 3 of the text details that are used to describe Grendel

... many answers 

400

Young soldier who helps Beowulf at the end of his life? 

Who is Wiglaf? 
400
The weapon that Beowulf uses to defeat Grendel's mom. 
What is the magic sword? 
400

Hated or hate-able

What is loathsome?

400

The water witch

Who is Grendel's mom

400

Writer / author of Beowulf

What is: we don't know! 

500

Person who is immediately impressed by the personal qualifications of Beowulf and his men

Who is the watchman on the coast / guard ? 

500

Beowulf's attitude going into every battle 

What is confident or cocky 

500
Hunted, like prey 

What is stalked? 

500

Edgetho's noble son

Who is Beowulf?

500
Where the monsters lair is (be specific) 

Under the burning lake

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