Characters
This guy is our hero! He travels with his men to save Herot from their murderous monster!
Who is Beowulf?
A hero must fight on three levels.
What is sky, earth, underground?
What is he was jealous of the joy and merriment?
What is the 8th Century?
Our 1st monster dies this way.
What is Grendel's arm is chopped off; he runs to his mother in the marshes and bleeds to death?
This creature attacked the Danes nightly for twelve winters.
Who is Grendel?
What is BECOMING FAMOUS?
An epitaph is a...
What is the writing on a gravestone?
The person who wrote Beowulf.
What is Unknown or anonymous?
Grendel realizes Beowulf's strength and decides to...
What is flee?
The king of the Danes! His throne rests on a hill above Herot.
Who is Hrothgar?
Think about the hero's journey. The lowest point is called...
What is the abyss or point of no return?
Grendel couldn't touch the king's throne because...
It was protected by God.
What makes a poem an epic poem?
What is lengthy and narrative in nature?
This is Beowulf's reward for killing the monsters.
What is he is appointed king?
Who are the Geats?
Beowulf has to fight three monsters; name them.
What is Grendel, Grendel's mother, and a dragon?
Grendel runs to this person to die after Beowulf rips off his arm.
Who is Grendel's mother?
The literal translation of the name Beowulf.
What is Be-a-wolf or Man-Wolf?
In the end, what happens to our hero?
What is he dies?
Beowulf's leader/father of the Geats!
Who is Higlac?
Beowulf doesn't fight Grendel with weapons because...
What is he doesn't want the king to think he is a coward?
The murderous creature's name...
Who is Grendel?
The language the original epic was written in.
What is Old English?
We know our hero dies. This is how it happens...
Whatis He sustains injuries from fighting the dragon?