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This Geat hero sails to Denmark to help Hrothgar
Beowulf
Beowulf's final battle is against this beast
Dragon
The Beowulf poets merges which two religions?
Norse Pagan values with Christian worldview
"ring-giver" refers to this type of person
A king
The number of soldiers who join Beowulf on the journey to Denmark
14
Danish king who rules Heorot
Hrothgar
Grendels mother is slain with what weapon?
Ancient sword found in the lair
Give an example of Beowulf as a Christ-figure
Self-sacrifice
Taking the cup
Descent and rising
"I can show the wise Hrothgar a way to defeat his enemy and find respite-- if any respite is to reach him, ever"
Beowulf
Grendel's ancestor
Cain
who is Beowulf's King and lord?
Hygelac
What Deadly Sin caused Grendel to attack Heorot?
Envy
What is a key aspect of good kingship in Beowulf?
Bravery & or generosity
No matter, therefore, how you may have fared in every bout and battle until now, this time you'll be worsted..."
Unferth
Beowulf's decision to wear armor and use weapons against the dragon symbolizes what?
Less trust in God
Thane that challenges Beowulf's bravery and later gives him a sword
Unferth
Why does Beowulf's sword break in the fight with the dragon?
He is too strong
The poem warns that all earthly glory eventually fades, expressing what theme?
Inevitability of death
Insufficiency of glory and worldly things.
"He indulges his desire; illness and old age mean nothing to him; his mind is untroubled by envy or malice or the thought of enemies..."
Hrothgar
The concept of fate that appears often in the poem
Wyrd
Hrothgar's close friend and advisory who is killed by Grendel's Mother
Aeschere
What is a monster?
A creature that seeks to destroy civilization, and lacks free-will by nature.
Give an example of a Chthonic symbol in Beowulf and an Apollonian symbol
Chthonic- Grendel, Grendel's mother, the lair, etc.
Apollonian- Beowulf, Heorot, Kingship
"A warrior will sooner die than live life of shame"
Wiglaf
The literary device that uses repeated consonant sounds and no rhyme
Alliteration