The Battle
Beowulf decides to fight Grendel using only this
What are his bare hands
Beowulf hangs the arm from this part of the hallW
What is the roof (or gables/rafters)
Hrothgar gives Beowulf an embroidered banner, a helmet, a breastplate, and this "sharp" item.
What is a Sword
The Bard compares Beowulf to this dragon-slayer
Who is Sigemund
"Fate goes ever as fate must."
Who is Beowulf
Grendel enters the hall and immediately eats this
What is a Geatish warrior
The morning after, the warriors follow Grendel’s tracks to this location
What is the Mere (Lake)
Beowulf is given eight of these
What are Horses
Sigemund is a "good" king; he is contrasted with this "bad" king who turned evil
Who is Heremod
"I have adopted you in my heart as a dear son."
Who is Hrothgar
When Beowulf grabs Grendel, the monster's first reaction is to do this
What is run away
The water in the lake is described as being hot and boiling with ______
What is Blood?
Queen Wealhtheow gives Beowulf a corslet (armor) and this magnificent piece of jewelry
What is a Torque (gold necklace/collar)
The Bard tells the story of the "Fight at Finnsburg," which involves a failed truce between the Danes and the ______
Who are the Frisians
"Treat my sons with tender care, be strong and kind."
Who is Wealhtheow?
Beowulf’s men try to stab Grendel, but fail because of this
What is a curse on iron weapons (he is immune to swords)
Hrothgar "adopts" Beowulf as a ______ in his heart.
What is a Son?
Hrothgar pays gold for the one Geat who died; this payment is called ______.
What is Wergild (Man-price)?
In the Finnsburg story, the Danish princess Hildeburh loses both her brother and her ______
Who is her Son
"I had a fixed purpose... that I should... fulfill that wish of yours or die the death."
Who is Beowulf?
Workmen must repair the hall because the fight damaged everything except this
What is his arm (and shoulder)
Workmen must repair the hall because the fight damaged everything except this
What is the Roof?
The Queen asks Beowulf to guide and protect these two people
Who are her sons (Hrethric and Hrothmund)
The Finnsburg story ends when the Danes break the truce, kill Finn, and take Hildeburh back to ______
What is Denmark
"But the Lord was weaving a victory on his war-loom for the Weather-Geats."
Who is the Narrator