Battle with Grendel
What causes Grendel to enter Herot in the beginning?
What is: he was irritated with the music and loud men as he could never join in society
Where the Battle with Grendel's Mother took place
What is: underwater at the bottom of a lake
What did Beowulf ask Wiglaf to do before he died?
What is: 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
What type of literature is Beowulf?
What is: an epic poem
The name of the sword given to Beowulf
What is: Hrunting
How does Beowulf kill Grendel?
What is: he rips his arm off with his bare hands
Beowulf uses this to kill Grendel's Mother
What is the sword from the cave wall
Who comes to Beowulf's rescue?
Wiglaf
Define epithet?
What is: A brief descriptive phrase used to define a quality of a person or thing.
Hrothgar builds this in celebration of the Danes' victory
What is: Herot
Grendel casts a spell on this
What is: the men's weapons so nothing made of metal/steel can harm him.
What two things does Beowulf take with him from Grendel's Mother's Lair?
What is: Grendel's head and the hilt of the sword
True or False: Wiglaf thinks he and his comrades should help Beowulf fight the dragon because then they can claim the treasure.
What is: False: He thinks they will help because they had already promised to repay Beowulf's kindness with their lives
A part of something that represent the whole
What is: synecdoche
Gave Hrunting to Beowulf
Who is: Unferth
Why did Beowulf keep Grendel's arm after killing him?
What is: to keep is as a trophy
What was Grendel's Mothers intentions?
What is: to seek revenge for her son's death
What happens to the dragon's treasure?
What is: it is buried in the monument/tower they built for Beowulf
a poetic renaming of people, places, and things that is usually two words
What is: a kenning
The King of the Geats
Who is: Higlac
What does Beowulf do to ensure that Grendel comes so he can fight him?
What is: He recreates the nightly scene in Herot only this time his men are there sleeping in wait for the monster.
Why does Grendel's mother only kill one soldier in the beginning
What is: to lure Beowulf into her lair
How does Beowulf kill the dragon?
What is: he cuts him in half
Substitutes something closely related to the thing for the thing itself.
what is: Metonymy
Who sent for Beowulf to come to Denmark?
What is: No one. He heard the stories about Grendel and decided to come and help them.