Vocabulary
disgusting
what is loathsome?
"The mighty water witch"
Who is Grendel's mother?
He terrorized the Danes for twelve long winters.
Who is Grendel?
"the greedy she-wolf who had ruled those waters for half a hundred years"
Who is Grendel's mother?
The Anglo-Saxons moved to this territory between 450CE until 1066 CE
What is Britannia, modern-day Great Britain?
discolored by being bruised
what is livid?
"Healfdane's son" is a kenning for this character.
Who is Hrothgar?
This is what Beowulf used to defeat Grendel.
What are his bare hands?
The only victim that Grendel's mother had at Herot.
Who is Hrothgar's closest friend?
A Germanic power arrangement in which the king had to rule in consultation with his thanes
What is commitatus?
the resting place of a wild animal
what is a lair?
"The Geats' proud prince" is a kenning for this character.
Who is Beowulf?
This is the amount of Geats Grendel killed.
What is one?
This is what Beowulf used to defeat Grendel's mother.
What is a giant magical sword (or magical sword forged by giants)
A Germanic peace agreement in which an offender had to pay the amount of gold to the tribe or family of a victim to avoid war
What is weregild?
What is affliction?
"battle-sweat" is a kenning for this.
What is blood?
The name of the meadhall built by the Danes, symbol of Hrothgar's power.
What is Herot?
This is what Beowulf took back to Herot after he defeated Grendel's mother.
What is Grendel's head and the hilt of the sword?
The Anglo-Saxon word for knight.
What is thane?
twisting in pain
What is writhing
"Bright sweetness" is a kenning for this.
What is mead?
He is the king of the Geats and Beowulf's uncle.
Who is Higlac?
This is what protected Beowulf from Grendel's mother's attacks as well as the ones from the sea monsters
What is Beowulf's mail shirt?
The Anglo-Saxons main motivation.
What is glory?