Background Information
The type of poem that inspired Beowulf: A New Telling
What is an Epic Poem?
This was found curled asleep in a ship without sails by the Danes
What is a baby?
This is Scyld Scefing's great, great-grandson
Who is Hrothgar?
The wife of Hrothgar
Beowulf's home country
What is the land of the Geats.
An epic hero embarks on one of these
What is a quest?
He was thought to be Odin's son
Who is Scyld Scefing?
What is a bear?
Who is Unferth?
Beowulf's disability
What is poor eyesight?
The land of the Danes
What is Denmark?
The land where Scyld Scefing appeared
What is the land of the Danes?
This appeared in Hrothgar's first dream.
What is Hall Heorot?
He was the sole survivor of the fighters during Grendel's 2nd attack
Who is Hrothgar?
Who is the coast guard?
The father of the gods in Norse mythology
Who is Odin?
This type of figurative language can be found in the phrase: "He was tall as a tower..."
What is a simile?
Hrothgar gave this gift to every man present at the first feast.
What is a Ring
This shone "like a holy grail in all the dark."
What is Hrothgar's golden breastplate?
Beowulf left this at the top of a hill
What is his sword?
Language of the original Beowulf
What is Old English?
This was the first command that Scyld gave his people, when he knew that he was going to die.
What is "Build me a great ship."
The home of Grendel
What is the fen?
What are rats?
He was the king of the Geats
Who is Hygelac?