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100
Who are the queen and king of the Danes
Hrothgar and Wealtheow
100
What is the first battle we experience with Beowulf?
Battle with Grendel
100
What is the oldest surviving Anglo-Saxon text?
The Epic of Beowulf
100
What is Beowulf's overall quest/desire for?
Glory, Fame, and Fortune.
100
What is a reference to famous works in a text called
Allusion
200
The 1st and 2nd Geat kings we focus on
Hygelac and Beowulf
200
What is caused by Grendel's death?
Battle with Grendel's Mother
200
When is the story set/first created?
500s or the 6th Century
200
What magical creatures are all in the story? (Often as challenges)
Grendel, Sea Monsters, Dragons
200
Two types of kennings
Compound and phrase
300
Who is the warrior who helps Beowulf fight the dragon?
Wiglaf
300
What is the outcome of the Dragon battle?
Beowulf dies due to his injuries.
300
Where is the story set?
Scandinavia, mostly Denmark and Sweden
300
What supernatural worlds does Beowulf travel to?
A hall attacked nightly by monsters, an undersea lair, a treasure trove.
300
List 3 anglo-saxon women's roles
Child Rearer Hall Mistress Peace Keeper
400
A scop compares and contrasts Beowulf with this ancient hero and this evil king
Heremod and Siegfried
400
How does Beowulf kill Grendel's Mother?
With the Giant's sword
400
Beowulf's author is?
No known author
400
What does Beowulf do after winning a battle?
He parties.
400
Heorot is used as
The king's court AND meadhall
500
Who is the warrior who insults Beowulf?
Unferth
500
What is the number of sea monsters Beowulf kills during the swimming competition?
9 sea monsters
500
What religious conversion is apparent through the text
Paganism to Christianity
500
In which battles does Beowulf nearly lose.
Grendel's Mother, The Dragon
500
Beowulf ends in a poem lamentation known as an...
Elegy