Boasts
Beowulf boasts that he will use this to kill Grendel
What are his bare hands?
The trophy that Beowulf hangs on the roof of Herot, which Grendel's mother later steals
What is Grendel's arm and claw?
The name of the hall where Beowulf's fight with Grendel takes place
What is Herot?
The number of monsters Beowulf fights during the poem
What is three?
Who is Beowulf?
The number of sea monsters Beowulf claimed to kill in his swim with Brecca
What is nine?
Grendel was said to be descended from this biblical figure
Who is Cain?
Beowulf's homeland, across the sea from Denmark
What is Geatland?
The duration that Grendel terrorized the Danes before Beowulf's arrival
What is 12 winters (years)
The warrior who stayed with Beowulf when he fought the dragon. The future king of the Geats.
Who is Higlaf?
This Danish warrior challenges Beowulf's credibility by bringing up the Brecca story
Who is Unferth
Beowulf's sword, Naegling, does this when he attacks the dragon
What is shatters/breaks?
The place in which Grendel/His mother's lair lies
What is the moors/mere?
The event that awakens the dragon that Beowulf dies fighting
What is a slave stealing a cup?
The father of Beowulf, referenced throughout the poem.
Who is Edgetho?
In his final boast before the dragon fight, Beowulf states he will win the Geats' treasure and therefore this "eternal reward"
What is glory or lasting fame?
Grendel appears to be immune to these because of a curse
What are swords?
The modern-day country that encompasses the lands of the Geats and the Swedes
What is Sweden?
The place of Beowulf's fatal wound in his final battle with the dragon
What is his neck?
The queen of the Danes and Hrothgar's wife
Who is Welthow?
Wiglaf boasts that he would rather die beside his king than do this
What is abandoning him?
The weapon Grendel's mother attempts to stab Beowulf with
What is a knife?
This "road" is the path Beowulf takes to reach the Danes. It is also a kenning.
What is the "whale-road"
The final act of the poem is building this for the dead hero
What is a burial mound/barrow?
The name of Beowulf's sword, used to fight Grendel's Mother
What is Hrunting?