Beowulf cuts off the head of the monster with the power of a cursed sword hanging on the wall of the lair, hammered by Giants.
How does Beowulf kill Grendel's mother?
100
A peaceful fifty years.
What best describes the kingdom of the Geats under Beowulf's rule?
100
He is brave and Beowulf is struggling.
Why does Wiglaf become involved in the fight between the dragon and Beowulf?
100
Descendent of Cain, the Bible's first murderer.
Who is Grendel?
200
Pulling out his arm and hanging it from the rafters.
How does Beowulf kill Grendel?
200
An allusion to the Bible's Adam & Eve Creation story and its Tree of Knowledge.
What does the tree with the snake-like roots represent?
200
Both his uncle, Higlac and Higlac's son Herdred died making him heir.
How does Beowulf become King?
200
He wants to see the treasure.
What is Beowulf's dying wish?
200
The hoard-keeper.
Who is the dragon?
300
Beowulf sits awake in hiding all night waiting for the monster to strike, leaving his sword and armor behind.
How does Beowulf prepare for the fight with Grendel?
300
For rewards and treasures in her lair, added glory to his legacy, and the nobility of the cause in the defense against evil.
What inspires Beowulf to engage in the battle against Grendel's mother?
300
It discovers a slave stealing a cup from its treasure.
What awakes the fire dragon and causes it to attack the Geats?
300
Beowulf wants his legacy to be remembered for all to see.
What does Beowulf instruct the Geats to build a large tower near the sea?
300
The king of the Danes.
Who is Hrothgar?
400
Hrothgar is very upset and cries. "His misery leaped the seas, was told and sung in all men's ears."
What is King Hrothgar's first reaction when he learns Grendel is ravaging Herot and destroying the lives of his people?
400
The Danes gave up and left, but the Geats kept hope alive and stayed behind.
How did the people react when they saw blood bubbling to the surface of the frozen lake?
400
Because he is the king, a representative of God on earth. It is his duty.
How does Beowulf rationalize that he is the only person that can defeat the dragon?
400
"Buried in the sandy ground, back in the earth, again and forever hidden and useless to men."
What happened to Beowulf and Wiglaf's treasure?
400
Grendel's mother snatches him and takes him to her lair.
Who is Esher, best of Hrothgar's men?
500
By building the great hall, Herot, featuring ornate decor and "reaching higher toward Heaven than anything that had ever been known to the sons of men."
How does Hrothgar replicate strong Christian values?
500
"It will come, death comes faster than you think, no one can flee it."
What does Hrothgar say to Beowulf when he presents the King with Grendel's mother's head?
500
Beowulf's sword breaks, shield melts, and he is bit in the neck.
What ensues during Beowulf's fight with the dragon?
500
They fall utterly distraught building the greatest of funeral fires and celebrate his death solemnly.
How do the people react after the dragon is defeated and Beowulf is dead?