Kennings
P. 35 l. 483 “Ruler of the Heavens,”
Who is God?
The monster that Beowulf fights.
Who is Grendel’s mother?
This is the amount of time that Beowulf sank down to the bottom of the lake.
What is hours?
This is the name of Beowulf’s sword.
What is Hrunting?
This group made the heavy sword on the wall.
Who are the giants?
P. 34 l. 425 “The greedy-she wolf.”
Who is Grendel’s mother?
The epic hero that fights Grendel’s mother.
Who is Beowulf?
The blood of this character made the water boil and melted the giant sword.
Who is Grendel?
Beowulf takes this weapon off the wall to fight Grendel’s mother.
What is the heavy sword?
This literary device is used in this sentence “the iron sand its fierce song.”
What is personification?
P. 35 l. 460 “Steel edged blade”
Who is Grendel’s mother?
Beowulf finds this character in the corner.
Who is Grendel?
Beowulf and Grendel’s mother fight in this place.
What is the an underwater battle hall?
This piece of armor failed him and broke.
What is Beowulf’s helmet?
This group of people give up and Beowulf and go home.
Who are the Danes?
p. 35 l. 468 “The proud prince.”
Who is Beowulf?
This weapon doesn’t work against Grendel’s mother;
Who is Hrunting?
This emotion doubles Beowulf’s strength.
What is anger?
This piece of armor stops the dagger from killing Beowulf.
What is Beowulf’s woven mail?
Beowulf gets to the hall by which form of transportation.
What is getting carried by Grendel’s mother?
A kenning (definition).
What is a poetic device that replaces a noun in a epic story?
The men that waited for Beowulf on land (Name and number).
Who are the 13 Geats?
Beowulf takes these as trophies after the battle.
What is Grendel’s head and the hilt of the sword?
Grendel’s mother uses these to fight Beowulf.
What are Grendel’s mother’s claws?
It takes this number of men to carry Grendel’s head.
What is four?