Grendel
What causes Grendel to enter Herot in the beginning?
He was irritated with the music and loud men
The length of Beowulf's reign as king
50 winters
What is this an example of: "...of his blood was begotten an evil brood..."
Alliteration
Beowulf comes from this territory
Geatland/Land of the Geats
Relationship between kings and warriors that benefitted all involved
Comitatus
How does Beowulf kill Grendel?
He rips his arm off with his bare hands
Beowulf's only "kin" at the end who steps up as leader
Wiglaf
When a LINE is split by punctuation to create a pause
Caesura
King of the Danes when Grendel begins his destruction
Hrothgar
This is WYRD.
Fate/destiny
The mead hall that Grendel takes over and destroys
Herot
Three sites: where the story takes place, who claims the story, where the villain is from....
Denmark, England, the Moors/swamps
"Ring-giver"
Kenning
Beowulf's king when he defeats Grendel
Hygelac/Higlac
Because he kills Grendel (rips off his arm, cuts off his head), because he slays the dragon and sacrifices his own life, because he embodies A/S society and its values, Beowulf is considered...
An epic hero
The weapons Beowulf uses to fight Grendel
His bare hands
Beowulf dies because of this.
The dragon inflicts a mortal wound.
Another name for something, usually a person; it epxresses a quality or attribute that characterizes that person. For example, "Prince of the Shieldings"
Epithet
He is considered the Uniter of the Danes
Scyld
This is the Anglo-Saxon code that says you pay a price for the life you've taken or know that revenge will be sought
Wergild
Grendel is descended from this Biblical character- this is a religious allusion!
Cain
This "hoard guard" attacks the Geats because a thief stole a jeweled cup
The original from which all other characters are developed/inspired
Archetype
The FATHER of the current King of the Scyldings
Healfdane/Halfdane
The author of Beowulf
Trick question: it's unknown! :-)