english test
what is the mortal wound that beowulf inflicts on grendel
Beowulf rips Grendel's arm off
what is a scop
a poet in old english
who is the uncle
hygelac
who is wiglaf? what does he eventually become after beowulf's death
the new king/ man who helps beowulf battle the dragon
why does beowulf come to denmark
to kill grendel
in that way was beowulf immortalized after his death
tower was built did him by the shore/ sea
who is the author of the ORIGINAL beowulf
unknown
who inherited beowulf's kingdom after his death
wiglaf
how many of beowulf's loyal warriors stand by while be fights the dragon
1
Beowulf fights Grendel with
2 swords named hrunting
How many of Hrothgar's men does the monster kill in just one night?
30
it takes this many of beowulf's men to carry grendel's severed head
4
how long is beowulf king before he fights the dragon
50 years
when does beowulf battle the dragon
50 years after he becomes king
The Beowulf manuscript was written in this language
Old English
what provoked grendel's attack on the mead hall
bc he is evil and hates the idea of happiness and the noise in the mead hal
who is the translator of the version
burton raffel
grendel is a descendant of whom
cain and the sin he committed
what item protects beowulf from grendel's mother
chain mail
who is the father of beowulf
ecgtheow
beowulf and the men he arrives in denmark with are called what
geats
why can no one pierce grendel's skin
he out a curse on their iron swords
What last thoughts does Beowulf express as he is dying?
he thanks god for all the jewels and coins/ riches he tells wiglaf to rule the kingdom and lead his people
What is the name of Hrothgar's mead hall?
herot
