Anglo-Saxon Culture
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This person was a professional storyteller.
What is a Scop?
100
Beowulf defeats Grendel using only this.
What are his hands?
100
The greatest of all mead-halls built to withstand all forces except fire.
What is Herot.
100
The repetition of consonant sounds.
What is alliteration?
100
The author of Beowulf.
Who is Anonymous?
200
Along with justice and hope, Christianity offered this to the pagans.
What is compassion?
200
Grendel has remained undefeated for so long, because is immune to these.
What are human weapons?
200
The lair where Grendel lived.
Where is the bottom of a lake.
200
A descriptive phrase or compound word used to replace a name in Anglo-Saxon literature
What is a kenning?
200
The number of years Grendel terrorized Herot.
What is 12?
300
Anglo-Saxon people occupied this continent.
What is Europe?
300
Beowulf defeats Grendel's mother using this weapon.
What is a sword forged by giants.
300
Beowulf and his men sailed to this country to defeat Grendel.
Where is Denmark?
300
A long narrative poem about a hero on a quest
What is an Epic poem.
300
Grendel is a descendent from this biblical character.
Who is Cain?
400
The Angles, the Jutes, and which other Germanic tribe invaded native Briton.
Who are the Old Saxons?
400
Beowulf returns from Grendel's mother's lair with this as a trophy.
What is Grendel's head.
400
Beowulf and his people hail from this country.
What is Geatland?
400
Herot trembled, wonderfully Built to withstand the blows, the struggling Great bodies beating at its beautiful walls;
What is alliteration?
400
Grendel is unable to kill Hrothgar because he is protected by this person.
Who is God?
500
Along with greatness and strength, Anglo Saxons expected this trait from their war heroes.
What is bravery?
500
At the end of the battles with Grendel, the poet attributes Grendel's defeat to this.
What is God's power.
500
This place stands in honor of Beowulf, holds his hard-won treasure and serves as a symbol of the glory that he fought to achieve.
What is Beowulf's tower.
500
Battle-sweat
What is a kenning.
500
How does the poet of "Beowulf" define evil?
What is any creature or spirit opposing God, who is always/usually defeated.
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