Characters
Who is the hero that defeats Grendel?
Who is Beowulf?
Beowulf dies after fighting this creature.
What is the Dragon?
This monster hates the sound of singing in the hall.
What is Grendel?
Repeating beginning consonant sounds is called this.
What is alliteration?
A long narrative poem is called this.
What is an epic?
Who kills Beowulf at the end of the story?
Grendel attacks this building over and over.
What is Heorot?
This creature lives in a dark lake and fights Beowulf underwater.
What is Grendel's mother?
Grendel being described as a descendant of Cain is an example of this.
What is an allusion?
Who is the King of the Danes?
What is Hrothgar?
Monster who lives below the earth, and kills warriors in the Mead Hall.
Who is Grendel?
Grendel's mother attacks Heorot because of this reason.
Beowulf refuses to use this during his fight with Grendel.
What is weapons?
When the narrator hints at a future tragedy, it is called this.
What is foreshadowing?
The name of the loyal warrior who stays with Beowulf during the dragon fight.
What is Wiglaf?
This character is enraged by Grendel's death.
Who is Grendels mother?
Beowulf travels to this place to help Hrothgar.
What is Denmark?
Beowulf kills Grendel's mother using this.
A long story that celebrates a hero's journey is called this.
What is an epic?
What were the intentions of Grendel's mother?
What is to seek revenge for her son's death?
This king built Heorot and asks Beowulf for help.
Who is Hrothgar?
Beowulf defeats Grendel by doing this to him.
What is tore his arm off?
The dragon is awakened because this item was stolen.
What is a cup or goblet?
A metaphorical nickname.
What is a kenning?
How does Beowulf kill The Dragon?
What is he cuts The Dragon in half?