Battle with Grendel
Battle with
Grendel's Mother
Battle with the
Dragon
Terms
Setting
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What causes Grendel to enter Herot in the beginning

he was irritated with the music and loud men

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Where did the Battle with Grendel's Mother took place

Underwater

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What did Beowulf ask Wiglaf to do before he died?

to go and get the treasure so he can see his reward or to build him a monument by the sea so all can remember his name

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A long narrative peom

A epic

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The name of Beowulf's sword

What is Hrunting

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How Beowulf kills Grendel

What is he rips his arm off with his bare hands

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Beowulf uses this to kill Grendel's Mother

the sword from the cave wall

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Comes to Beowulf's rescue

Wiglaf

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repetition of beginning sounds

alliteration

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Hrothgar builds this in celebration of the Danes' victory

Herot

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Grendel casts a spell on this

The men's weapons

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Beowulf takes this with them from Grendel's Mother's Lair

Grendel's Head

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true or false: Wiglaf thinks he and his comrades should help Beowulf fight the dragon because then they can claim the treasure.

 False: He thinks they will help because they had already promised to repay Beowulf's kindness with their lives

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A rhythmic break in the middle of lines

A caesura

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Gave Hrunting to Beowulf

Unferth

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Why did Beowulf keep Grendel's arm after killing him

Keep it as a trophy

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What was Grendel's Mothers intentions

to seek revenge for her son's death

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What happens to the dragon's treasure?

it is buried in the monument/tower they built for beowulf

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two-word poetic renamings of people, places, and things

Kenning

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The King of the Danes

Hrothgar

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What characteristic does Beowulf show during the Battle with Grendel 

Bravery

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Why does Grendel's mother only kill one soldier in the beginning

to lure Beowulf into her lair

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How does Beowulf kill the dragon?

Beowulf uses a dagger to stab the dragon

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 descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned

an epithet?

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King of the Geats

Higlac