Who's Who
Literary Devices
It Stands for Whom?
The Anglo Saxons
The Plot Thickens
100
The character who challenged Beowulf's ability to fight Grendel's mother
Who is Unferth?
100
Kenning
What is a two word renaming ?
100
sin stained demon
What is Grendel?
100
Loyalty
What is the most important trait in the culture?
100
Hrunting
What is Beowulf's sword?
200
The first man who Beowulf first meets when he comes to Denmark.
Who is the Danish Watchman?
200
Alliteration
What is the repetition of a consonant sound?
200
Higlac's Brave Follower
Who is Beowulf?
200
Mead Hall
What is the place where warriors and their lord would congregate?
200
Grendel's Arm
What was the Beowulf's first trophy?
300
Higlac
Who is the king of Geatland when Beowulf arrives in Denmark to fight Grendel?
300
Gustatory Imagery
What is the type of imagery where the author makes one use the sense of taste?
300
Greedy She Wolf
What is Grendel's Mother
300
6th Century
What is the time period of Beowulf?
300
Necklace, Ring, Helmet and Armor
What is the comitatus that Wiglaf is given?
400
Edgetho
What is the man's name to whom Beowulf made the promise to help Hrothgar?
400
Caesura
What is the poetic device used in a line that allows one to pause for a breath?
400
Old Grey Beards
Who are the Danish Warriors who abandoned Beowulf?
400
Tolkien
What is an author who wrote in the epic style?
400
Tower
What is the place of Beowulf's burial?
500
Wigaf
Who is the only warrior to help Beowulf fight the dragon?
500
Direct characterization
What type of characterization is used when there is no inference needed?
500
Shelterer of Warriors
Who is Hrothgar?
500
Wyrd
What is Fate?
500
Cremation
What is the funeral rite of the Anglo Saxons?
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