Beowulf
Beowulf quotes
exile
history
vocabulary
100

who wrote Beowulf when did the author lives 

no ones knows

100

what is being show in the quote

hail Hrothgar higlac my cousin and my king the days of my youth have been filled with glory  

boasting 

100

what is he meaning behind saying this 

ive drunk to many lonely dawns grey with mourning once there were many men to whom my heart could hurry hot losing they're long since dead my heart has closed on itself quietly learning that silence is noble and sorrow nothing that speech can cure 

he is saying on how he is all by him

100

what year is Beowulf in  

around 750 

100

what id a epic hero 

a noble of birth possesses superhuman ,strength

helped or harmed by God, fate

200

where is the first copy of Beowulf at 

in London 

200

what is being show in the quote

the best of meat hall deserted and useless when the moon hangs in the skies the sun had it lit light and life fleeing together 

light vs dark/ good vs evil 

200

friendless and poor 

he has no one but him shelf

200

when did the Anglo Saxon invasion  

it was around 449-1066 AD

200

what is archetypes 

characters and situations recognizable across time / cultures 

brave hero evil temptress sea monster loyal servant suitor contest buried treasure 

300

who is Beowulf 

a young price/warrior 

300

what is he saying in this quote 

I swam in the blackness of night hunting monsters out of the ocean and killing them one by one 


he is showing his worth to Hrothgar and his men 

300

where is the war-steed/where is the warrior/where is the warlord 

he haves no one to service 

300

who was the first roman ruler 

it was Julius Caesar 

300

what is a epic plot 

depicts a long strange journey filled with such complications as strange creatures divine intervention treacherous weather large  scale events 

400

how is Beowulf described 

a warrior/strongest of the geats/prince

400

what is Beowulf showing in the quote

I have head too that the monsters scorn of men is to great that he needs no weapons and fears none nor will I 

showing that he is trying to prove how much better he is than the monster  

400

what is he saying 

it's good to guard your faith nor let your grief come forth until it cannot call for help no help but heed the path you've placed before it its good to find your grace in God the heavenly rock where rests our every home 

it is good to have grief 

400

where did Christianity come from 

no one knows right off top 

400

what is epic themes 

reflect universal concerns such a courage's loyalty beauty the fate of a nation life and death /a homecoming 

500

why does Beowulf goes to the Danes land 

to kill Grendel 

500

what is he saying  in the quote

if he wins and if death does take me send the hammered mail of my armor to return the inheritance I had from hrethel and he from wayland 

he is saying that if he dead send his armor back to his king 

500

the best friends they fade away swimming soundlessly out of sight leaving nothing 

he has one one to talk with 

500

how long did the Romans rule for 

lasted 300 years 

500
what is epic setting 

include fantastic or exotic lands involves more than 1 nation or culture 

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