Beowulf: Characters
This monster attacked Heorot because he hated the sound of their songs of creation.
Who is Grendel?
Beowulf was originally written in this language/dialect.
What is Old English?
The season in which the Canterbury Tales begins.
What is spring?
The two dueling knights in the Knight's Tale.
Who are Palamon and Arcite?
The author of the Canterbury Tales.
Who is Geoffrey Chaucer?
Beowulf battles this monster in an underwater hall.
Who is Grendel's mother?
The author of Beowulf.
Who is unknown?
The setting of the Canterbury Tales.
What is a pilgrimage to Canterbury?
The woman the knights duel over.
Who is Emily?
The language/dialect in which the Canterbury Tales is written.
What is Middle English?
This monster is Beowulf's final and fatal fight.
What is the dragon?
The cultural/religious beliefs reflected in Beowulf.
What is a mix between Norse paganism and Christianity?
The number of pilgrims in the Canterbury Tales.
What is 29?
The outcome for Arcite in the Knight's Tale.
What is he died?
The century in which the Canterbury Tales was written.
What is 14th?
Beowulf's most loyal warrior, whom he makes king after he dies.
Who is Wiglaf?
The Anglo-Saxon term for fate, which leads the characters in Beowulf to accept their destiny and fight bravely.
What is wyrd?
The Knight's most notable characteristic according to the Prologue.
What is chivalry?
The outcome for Palamon in the Knight's Tale.
What is he marries Emily?
The major theme explored in the Knight's Tale.
What is courtly love?
The reason Unferth questions Beowulf's strength when he first arrives at Heorot.
What is the loss at a swimming competition?
The theme demonstrated in Beowulf's fight with the monsters.
What is good vs. evil.
This character sells false relics.
Who is the Pardoner?
The duke who mediates the tournament between Palamon and Arcite.
Who is Theseus?
The four aspects of courtly love?
What are humility, courtesy, adultery, and religion of love?