exile poetry
"The Wanderer"
Old English
how dose Beowulf defeats grendel
hand to hand combat battle
beowulf manuscript is now safely
housed in the british library in london
athelings
the son of a king or a member of the nobility.
"living sorrows of healfdanes son"
kenning
what is Beowulf favorite quote
"A warrior will sooner die than live a life of shame.”
what dose Beowulf do after grendel is defeated
return to his homeland
"I will meet him with my hands empty-unless his heart fails him..."
("Often, for undaunted courage, Fate spares the man it has not already marked")
squadroned
arranged into squadrons, or in military formation.
"when was the Beowulf wrote "
the 8th and 11th centuries (700s to 1000s)
"wiglaf "
battle reminder ,warrior remnant
why couldn't Beowulf kill grendel with his sword
he was not stronger then his mother
"Fate goes ever as fate must"
events will unfold exactly as they are destined to, regardless of individual actions or desires
hoard
a large stockpile of wealth
"were was beofulf from "
the geats
Old English
Germanic language spoken in England and southern Scotland from approximately the 5th century to the 12th century
what dose Beowulf asks wiglaf
can dragons treasure and instructs him to build a borrow in his name
It is better for each man That he avenge his friend than to mourn him much
Each of us must accept the end of life here in this world—so
fetters
chains
"what is the anglo Saxon epic"
the people, culture, and language of the Germanic tribes (Angles, Saxons, Jutes who settled in Britain
what is the deeper meaning of Beowulf
a Christian allegory in which Beowulf, the champion of goodness and light, fights the forces of evil and darkness
what dose Beowulf view of the battle
reflects his evolution as warrior and leader in seven ways
"So must a man do when he thinks to win enduring praise
a person seeking lasting honor and respect must act in a specific, determined way
riever
a thief
"he knew the sea,would point the prow straight to that distance danish here"
beowulf and his men sail over the sea to the land of Danes to offer help to hrothar