Context
Language in which Beowulf was written
Old English
Warrior king
Shield Sheafson
Wise old man
Hrothgar
Mode of combat verse Grendel
Hand-to-hand, no weapons
Oral tradition
Stories passed down by spoken word
In terms of religious context, Beowulf would have been a ______ warrior, while the poet was a ______.
In terms of religious context, Beowulf would have been a PAGAN warrior, while the poet was a CHRISTIAN.
Phrase that positions Grendel as evil
Grim demon, captain of evil, Cain's clan
Dragon archetype characteristics
Greedy, guards a treasure, dangerous, powerful
Length of Grendel's reign of terror
12 years
Community center
Meadhall, Hearthhall
Inhabitant of Britain during the Middle Ages
Anglo-Saxon
Thanks God after battles, sacrifices himself for his people, defeats monsters linked to evil, receives God's help during battles
Unferth's archetype
Unworthy rival
Trophy taken from Grendel and mother's lair
Grendel's head, sword
Wergild
Man-payment to end a blood feud
Events that marked the beginning and end of the Middle Ages
Fall of the Roman Empire and Start of the Renaissance
His loyalty highlights Beowulf's leadership
Wiglaf
Name 3 steps on the hero's journey
Ordinary World, Call to Action, Refusal, Mentor, Threshold, Tests/Allies/Enemies, Innermost Cave, Supreme Ordeal, Seizing the Sword, Road Back, Resurrection, Elixir
Object stolen from dragon's lair
Goblet
Warrior code by which a king is generous and the warriors stay loyal
Comitatus
700-1000 AD
Example of a bloodthirsty king
Heremond
Orphan hero
Name of the sword lent by Unferth
Hrunting
Kenning
Compound word that uses figurative language in place of the more concrete term