Characters
Plot
Elements of Old English
Beowulf facts
100
His mead-hall is terrorized by a demon.
Who is King Hrothgar
100
The number of major battles in the epic
What is 3?
100
A long poetic narrative that tells the story of a hero
What is an epic?
100
The written manuscript of Beowulf dates back to this year
What is 760 AD?
200
Her son was fatally wounded by Beowulf.
Who is Grendel's mother?
200
Hrothgar's people and Beowulf's people
Who are the Danes and the Geats?
200
A compound word (usually 2 words) that take the place of one noun. Example: whale-road for sea
What is a kenning?
200
The epic of Beowulf is comprised of approximately this many lines
What is 3,000?
300
Led 14 soldiers to help the Danes
Who is Beowulf?
300
The body part of Grendel that Beowulf cuts off the first time; then, the body part of Grendel that Beowulf cuts off the second time
What is the arm and the head
300
The first sound of the first half of the line = the first sound of the second half of the line
What is alliterative verse?
300
Beowulf was originally spoken and written in this language
What is Old English?
400
The soldier who helped Beowulf when all his other men left
Who is Wiglaf?
400
The number of years that Beowulf ruled the Geats before the dragon attacked
What is 50 years
400
a descriptive phrase that is used so often that is becomes sort of permanently attached to the noun or name
What is a stock epithet?
400
The religion of the narrator
What is Christian?
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