Background Info
A long narrative poem that is about a certain type of hero
What is an EPIC poem?
It represents power and community for the Anglo-Saxons.
What is Mead Hall or Herot?
Beowulf defeated Grendel this way
What is by using no weapons and ripping his am off?
Beowulf respected her as an opponent, possibly even more so than her son.
Who is Grendel's Mother?
This scene was set in this time period when Beowulf was King of the Geats.
What is 50 years after the Battle with Grendel's Mother?
They were Pagan and believed in many gods
Who are the Anglo-Saxon?
“He was spawned in that slime, Conceived by a pair of those monsters born Of Cain, murderous creatures banished By God, punished forever…”
The tone toward Grendel can best be described as…
What is negative and disgusted?
Grendel wanted to do this when he saw Beowulf
What is flee to his lair?
Beowulf uses this to kill Grendel's Mother by cutting her head off.
What is a magic sword crafted by giants?
Beowulf crowned this loyal warrior King.
Who is Wiglaf?
Woe-walker, Mankind's-enemy, are examples of these.
What are kennings?
Grendel hates the sound of this.
What is men singing?
Authors use this to set the mood.
What is imagery and word choice?
Grendel's Mother uses vengeance in this way...
What is killing Hrothgar's closest friend?
Beowulf says even Kings must bow to this, meaning wyrd.
What is fate?
"Cain's clan" is an example of this
What is alliteration?
Beowulf reveals he plans to use no weapons in his fight with Grendel for this reason.
What is a fair fight?
“The groves of trees growing out over the lake are all covered with frozen spray”
This line gives a sense of...
What is touch?
Hrunting couldn't hurt Grendel's Mother for this reason.
What is it was made by humans?
The universal theme of Beowulf is this.
What is evil will try to destroy the values of the time?
"Shut away from men; they split into a thousand forms of evil -- spirits, and fiends, goblins, monsters, giants..." is an example of this.
What is caesura?
“Grendel was the name of this woe-walker, Unlucky, [flagged] by Fate….His creation was cursed under the line of Cain, the kin-killer….Though none of that was Grendel’s doing…”
The tone toward Grendel can best be described as…
What is positive and sympathetic?
The significance of how the author describes the mead hall during the battle with Grendel is this.
What is to show that strong communities can withstand anything?
Grendel's Mother is also an example of this, similar to Beowulf.
What is an EPIC hero?
When Beowulf describes how he wants to be remembered shows these.
What is self-importance and glory?