Beowulf's Bane
The enemy that Beowulf has come to Denmark to kill.
Who is Grendel?
Folk and literary
What are 2 kinds of epic poems?
Folklore claimed that the monsters of the land has this power.
What is the magic to blunt human weapons and not be injured.
"They have watched me rise from the darkness of war/Dripping with my enemies' blood. I drove giants into chains,. . . swam in the blackness of night, hunting monsters" speaks to an epic hero characteristic.
What is the larger than life hero?
-Once Afflictor of men, tormentor of their days-
What is a kennings?
The monster gets his murderous nature from these ancestors.
Who are Cain and his parents?
Larger than life
A love of ancestry
Loyal to king-leader
Seeks glory
What are the qualities of the epic hero?
The original Anglo-Saxon belief that there is no afterlife and fate guides the affairs of men.
What is Wyrd?
". . .Out of all the men on earth, one greater. . .his appearance and his beauty are lies" was the exclamation of the first Dane Beowulf and his 14 men see.
Who is the Danish watcher they met on the shore of Denmark?
"... Covered with hammered gold/And glowing in the sun--that most famous of all dwellings. . ."
What is a caesura?
The murderer's defeat was celebrated with this item.
What is Grendel's arm and shoulder?
A singer/poet who writes poetry and songs and travels throughout the world spreading the news of every country.
What is the scop?
Traditionally, the Anglo-Saxon warriors did not go home but lived here.
What is the mead hall?
Beowulf brings this number of men to do a mighty job in Denmark.
What is 14 men?
"Now he discovered--once the afflictor/Of men, tormentor of their days. . ."
What is a caesursa/kennings
The war between Beowulf and the monster is described in this figurative phrase, ". . .wonderfully/Built to withstand the blows, the struggling/Great bodies beating at its beautiful walls. . ."
What is the alliteration kind consonance?
A lengthy narrative that recounts the exploits of a “larger than life” hero.
What is an epic poem?
The Anglo-Saxons were able to do this, while other European populations were culturally stagnant.
What is being able to move out of cultural positions and move "up the ladder?"
The reason that the Anglo-Saxon heros preferred glory to wealth or goods.
What is glory and stories would help them live forever.
". . .sliding silently/Toward that gold-shining hall"
What is assonance?
". . .delighted with the night's slaughter"
Who is Grendel?
The Anglo-Saxon wore this piece of clothing that was thought to be a symbol of God's protection.
What is a chain-mail vest?
Anglo Saxon warriors valued (3) things.
What are glory, loyalty to a king, ancestry or heritage.
A circular journey that involves a call, help, trials, victory, and a return home.
What is the monomyth?
"Hail, Hrothgar!/Higlac is my cousin and my king."
What is consonance?