Grendel
Grendel's father
Who is Cain?
Words to describe Beowulf.
What is strong, great, brave, warrior, handsome, mighty, courage, loyal, overall heroic?
The way that Beowulf decided to fight Grendel.
What is barehanded/with no weapons?
The reason Grendel's Mother attacks Herot.
What is the death of Grendel?
True or False: Beowulf fights a ton of sea monsters before fighting Grendel's Mother.
What is False: Grendel's Mother drags him to the bottom and Beowulf avoids fighting them?
The country that this section of Beowulf takes place.
What is Denmark?
The place and people that Grendel harasses.
What is Herot and the Danes?
The spelling of the king of the Danes.
What is H-R-O-T-H-G-A-R?
The trophy from this fight.
What is Grendel's arm?
The person Grendel's Mother kills in retaliation for Grendel's death.
Who is Hrothgar's best friend?
Name one of the three disadvantages Beowulf suffers from during this fight.
What is his sword is useless, his helmet is useless, and/or Grendel's Mother is stronger than him?
The persons Beowulf is always trying to impress.
Who is God and himself?
The number of men Grendel kills and eats on the first night.
What is 30 men?
The reason Hrothgar trusts Beowulf so quickly.
What is Hrothgar was friends with Beowulf's father?
True or False: Grendel can be harmed by weapons.
The item Grendel's mother takes back to the lake.
What is Grendel's arm?
With what weapon does Beowulf kill Grendel's Mother?
What is a magic sword?
The earliest surviving copy of Beowulf.
What is the Nowell Codex?
Based on their descriptions, Grendel and Herot represent these ideas.
What is darkness and light?
Beowulf represents this to the Danes.
What is hope?
Beowulf allows Grendel to kill one man for this reason.
What is to make Grendel think he's winning?
Hrothgar asks this of Beowulf.
What is to get revenge and kill Grendel's Mother?
The overarching theme of Beowulf.
What is good will always triumph over evil?
The term that means the killing of ones own brother.
What is fratricide?
The meaning of the kenning "shadow of death" and how it characterizes Grendel
What is the always present danger to the Danes at night?
The purpose of Hrothgar's banquet.
What is to give an opportunity for Beowulf and his men to get to know and care about Hrothgar's people?
The symbolism of this fight.
What is good triumphs over evil?
The symbolism of the lake.
What is the underworld?
What is he is not tired from fighting the other creatures?
Beowulf author.
Who is unknown?