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Who is Beowulf's father
Ecgtheow
100
Who rules geatland at the beginning of the Poem?
Hygelac
100
What is a Scop?
Poet, sang about history
100
Who are the Scyldings?
Hrothgar's warriors
100
Where is Beowulf From?
Geatland
200
In Herot, Beowulf relates the tale of how he defeated his childhood friend, Breca, in what kind of competition?
Swimming Race
200
The first night he attacked Herot, how many scydlings did Grendel kill?
Thirty
200
What is Grendel's mother's name?
She is never named.
200
How does Beowulf kill Grendel?
Rips his arm off!
200
What jealous character taunts Beowulf during the festivities in Herot?
Unferth
300
Grendel's mother abducted and decapitated Aeschere. Who was Aeschere?
Hrothgar's closest friend
300
How does Beowulf become King of the Geats?
After Hygelac's son dies
300
Who was the only one of Beowulf's retainers that didn't run away when he fought the dragon?
Wiglaf
300
Why did the dragon threaten Geatland?
A bejewled cup was stolen from his lair.
300
Who lends Beowulf a sword to fight Grendel's mother?
Unferth
400
What was the name of the sword Beowulf used to fight the dragon?
Naegling
400
How many copies of the Beowulf manuscript survive from the 11th century?
ONE
400
The Beowulf poem is believed to have been composed sometime in the seventh century, but it wasn't written down until when?
About the year 1000
400
Scholars believe the original manuscript was inscribed by how many different people?
Two
400
Where is the Beowulf manuscript today?
In the British Library
500
What happened to the manuscript in 1731?
Badly damaged by a fire