Epic Poems
Strong belief in ___________
Fate (wyrd)
__________ is the protagonist
Beowulf
Grendel tormented the Danes for __________
11 years
The battle happened _______________
In the swamp
Beowulf represents __________ and conquers monsters who represent __________
good; evil
Heroes showed _____________________ (3 answers)
Strength, courage, leadership
____________ are antagonists
Grendel and his mother
Beowulf used _________________ to fight the monster
only his bare hands
Beowulf killed her with _________
the giant's sword
Beowulf is given many gifts such as: _____________
armor, weapons, treasures
An epic poem is a ____________________________________________
long narrative recounting the adventures of a hero
Hrothgar is the _____________ king
Danish
Beowulf _______________ to defeat him
ripped off Grendel's arm
Grendel's mother went to Herot to _____________
Stories are told throughout the poem to ___________
compare characters and events
_________ of surviving Anglo-Saxon poetry is from Beowulf
10%
Grendel is said to be descended from Cain ___________
to show that he is evil
Beowulf waited__________ to attack
until Grendel was preoccupied
Grendel's mother took _____________________
his arm and Aeschere back to her lair
Before Grendel, Herot symbolized _____________. After, it symbolized _____________.
wealth and power, fear and hatred
Wergild is the __________________________________
restitution for murder or expected revenge from victim's relatives
Unferth tells the story of the race_____________
The other soldiers couldn't help Beowulf because _________________
Grendel's skin was cursed and couldn't be pierced by weapons
After the battle, Beowulf _______________________
Beowulf's departure is bittersweet because _____________
he conquered the enemy, but they may never meet again