Battle with Grendel
Grendel's reason for initially attacking the mead hall
What is he was irritated with the music and loud men?
The location of the battle with Grendel's Mother
What is in her underwater cave
Beowulf asks Wiglaf to bring what to him before Beowulf dies
What is the dragon's treasure
A long narrative poem
What is an epic?
Beowulf uses this to kill Grendel's Mother
What is the giants' sword found on the cave wall
Comes to Beowulf's rescue
Wiglaf
Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning and within words
What is alliteration?
The name of Hrothgar mead hall
What is Herot?
Grendel casts a spell on this
What is all men's weapons
Beowulf takes this with them from Grendel's Mother's Lair
What is Grendel's head and the hilt of the giants' 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 break in the middle of a line of Old English poetry, used to add variety to regular meter and to emphasize to certain words
What is caesura?
Beowulf's father
Who is Edgetho?
Why did Beowulf keep Grendel's arm after killing him
What is to keep it as a trophy
Grendel's Mother's motivation for attacking the mead hall
What is to seek revenge for her son's death?
The ultimate location of the dragon's treasure
What is buried in the monument/tower built for Beowulf?
A metaphorical compound word used as a poetic device, such as whale-road or ring-giver
What is a kenning?
The King of the Danes
Who is Hrothgar?
What characteristic does Beowulf show during the Battle with Grendel
What is bravery
Grendel's mother kills only one soldier in her attack for this reason
What is to ensure her survival
The code that is not followed in this section of the reading
What is comitatus?
A payment for the murder of a kinsman; this was a modification of the code of vengeance
What is wergild?
The King of the Geats before Beowulf becomes king
Who is Higlac?