Miscellaneous
Mother and Son
Beowulf
Vocabulary
Brit Lit Time Periods
100
An Anglo-Saxon word for fate.
What is wyrd?
100
The number of men Grendel regularly snatched from Herot (both to eat and take some for later).
What is 30?
100
Beowulf is defeated by this monster.
What is the dragon?
100
A lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation.
What is an epic?
100
Encompasses literature written in Old English during the 600-year period of England, from the mid-5th century to the Norman Conquest of 1066. These works include genres such as epic poetry, hagiography, sermons, Bible translations, legal works, chronicles, riddles, and others.
What is the Anglo-Saxon and Medieval Period?
200
Beowulf's preparation for fighting the fire dragon differs from that of fighting Grendel in that he brings one of these.
What is a sword?
200
The reason Grendel couldn't harm Hrothgar's throne.
What is protected by God?
200
This is buried with Beowulf in the tower.
What is the dragon's treasure?
200
This person is of imposing stature, of national or international importance, and of great historical or legendary significance.
What is the epic hero?
200
Sometimes referred to as "the age of Shakespeare" or "the Elizabethan era," taking the name of the time period’s most famous author and most important monarch, respectively
What is the English Renaissance period?
300
Beowulf does this when he realizes that his fight with the dragon is going against him.
What is continues to fight?
300
Number of years Grendel causes problems for the Danes.
What is 12 years?
300
For these two reasons Beowulf sails to Denmark.
What is to help Hrothgar and gain fame?
300
In an epic this is usually vast, covering many nations, the world, or the universe.
What is setting?
300
This pertains to an episode in the history of Britain beginning in 1660 when the English monarchy, Scottish monarchy and Irish monarchy were restored under King Charles II after the Interregnum that followed the English Civil War.
What is the English Restoration and Enlightenment?
400
Usually compound words, Kennings can also be combined by this two letter preposition.
What is "of"?
400
A word that characterizes Grendel when he discovers that Beowulf is a match for him.
What is fearful?
400
This word describes Beowulf's attitude toward his death while he is lying injured after his battle with the dragon.
What is acceptance?
400
These forces—gods, angels, demons—insert themselves in the action.
What is supernatural?
400
This describes an array of cultural movements rooted in the changes in Western society in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The term covers a series of reforming movements in art, architecture, music, literature and the applied arts which emerged during this period.
What is modernism?
500
An Anglo-Saxon term that denotes paying money to compensate for injustice, also "blood money."
What is Weregild?
500
Grendel's mother takes these two things during her raid on Herot.
What are Hrothgar's best friend and her son's arm?
500
This is the significance of Beowulf giving Wiglaf his golden necklace before he dies.
What is directing Wiglaf to become king of the Geats after Beowulf?
500
The hero generally participates in a cyclical journey or this word.
What is a quest?
500
Complex artistic, literary, and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Western Europe, and gained strength during the Industrial Revolution. It was partly a revolt against aristocratic social and political norms of the Age of Enlightenment and a reaction against the scientific rationalization of nature, and was embodied most strongly in the visual arts, music, and literature.
What is romanticism?
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