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ANGLO SAXON LIFE
BEOWULF IS MY HERO
HISTORY, MAN
LIT DEVICES IN BEO
BEOWULF'S WARRIORS
100
This profession was important to the production of mead
What is beekeeping
100
WHY MUST BEOWULF BATTLE GRENDEL WITH HIS OWN HANDS?
What is Grendel has magically made all weapons useless against him
100
King Arthur and the Celts spoke this language
What is Gaelic
100
Repetition of initial consonant sounds of several words in a sentence
What is alliteration
100
The main struggle in Beowulf is between these opposing forces
What are good and evil
200
Anglo Saxon women were allowed to do this
What is keep and control their property
200
the most important event in Beowulf's career as leader of the Geats
What is killing the dragon
200
Romans built this huge defensive wall while in power over the Anglo Saxons
What is Hadrian's Wall
200
a break or pause in a line of poetry
What is a caesure
200
Hrothgar was king of these people and built a mead hall called this
What is Danes and Herot
300
Skilled storytellers are called this
What are scops
300
this saved Beowulf's life in the fight with Grendel's mother
What is his mail shirt
300
Domesday book was commissioned by this man
What is William the Conqueror
300
a perfect example of a narrative or hero of a certain time period is called an
What is archtype
300
I made an eloquent speech about the virtues of loyalty and bravery
Who is Wiglaf
400
What three countries make up Great Britian?
What are English Scotland and Wales
400
Hrothgar gives Beowulf this in gratitude for his slaughter of Grendel
What is gold and treasure
400
Anglo Saxon era ends with he invades and defeats the Danes in 1066.
Who is William Duke of Normandy
400
a special metaphor made up of compound words
What is a kenning
400
Warriors lived by this code which made them remain loyal to their leader
What is comitaces
500
All men and Beowulf believe the outcome of all their efforts is untimely determined by these two things
What is God and Fate
500
Beowulf's "trophy" from Grendel
What is Grendel's head
500
Celtic religion was this and believed spirits where in these
What is animism and all parts of nature
500
"the mighty warrior witch" is an example of a
What is a kenning
500
This "man price" could be paid so a family would not seek revenge for a family member who had been killed
What is wergild