| What is Beowulf’s motive when he is fighting Grendel? | to kill Grendel |
| What is Grendel’s motive in the fight against Beowulf? | to kill everyone and eat them |
| What is the preparation for battle between Beowulf and Grendel? | the men had a feast and slept |
| What are the weapons used during the battle between Beowulf and Grendel? | hands/clawsno real weapons to make it fair |
| What is the summary of the battle between Beowulf and Grendel? | Beowulf winsGrendel dies |
| What is Beowulf’s attitude during his battle with Grendel? | Beowulf was brave |
| What was the behavior of the thanes during the battle between Beowulf and Grendel? | they tried to fight but were not able to because of Grendel |
| What is the outcome of the battle between Beowulf and Grendel? | Beowulf kills Grendel and hangs his ligaments on the roof |
| What is Beowulf’s motive during his battle with Grendel’s mother? | to get back Herothgar’s friend and kill Grendel’s mom |
| What is Grendel’s mom’s motive in her battle with Beowulf? | to get revenge for her son |
| What is the preparation for battle in the battle between Grendel’s mom and Beowulf? | Beowulf dives into the water and Grendel’s mom take him to a battle hall |
| What are the weapons in the battle between Grendel’s mom and Beowulf? | swords |
| What is the summary of the battle between Grendel’s mom and Beowulf? | Beowulf almost looses, he gets a sword and kills Grendel’s mombattle is fought under the sea |
| What is Beowulf’s attitude toward his battle with Grendel’s mom? | angry |
| What is the behavior of the thanes during the battle between Grendel’s mom and Beowulf? | scared, don’t jump into action |
| What is the outcome of the battle between Grendel’s mom and Beowulf? | Beowulf wins |
| What is Beowulf’s motive in his battle with the fire dragon? | to kill the dragon |
| What is the fire dragon’s motive in his battle with Beowulf? | to get back the gold cup that was stolen from his lair |
| What was the preparation for the battle between the fire dragon and Beowulf? | a thief leads Beowulf to the dragon |
| What are the weapons during the battle between the fire dragon and Beowulf? | Beowulf: shield & swordDragon: fire |
| What is the summary of the battle between the fire dragon and Beowulf? | Beowulf diesWiglaf kills the dragon |
| What is Beowulf’s attitude during his battle with the fire dragon? | he accepts his fateif he dies, he dies |
| What is the behavior of the thanes during the battle between the fire dragon and Beowulf? | they are scared and they all run away, except one(Wiglaf) |
| What is the outcome of the battle between the fire dragon and Beowulf? | Wiglaf becomes our new ideal hero |
| What is the time period of the Anglo-Saxons? | 449-1066 |
| How did the Celts influence Great Britain? | – the mythology influenced writers and beliefs- Celtic traditions |
| How does Celtic tradition differ from the English? | – Celtic legends are full of strong women- fantastic animals, passionate love |
| What did the Romans contribute to the British? | – roads- walls- armies- math |
| What is the language of the Angles and Saxons? | Engla land -> Englandbecome the dominant language |
| What does Christianity help to do? Why? | unify the Anglo Saxons- it helps build morality |
| What are some things Anglo Saxons value? | – loyalty to God- loyalty to King- loyalty to family |
| What does the narrator mean when he states that “the monster was” spawned in that slime, / Conceived by a pair of those monsters born / of Cain”? | Grendel comes from the family line of Cain.Grendel is born from the evil of the world. |
| What happens to the evil in the world? | God defeats the evil |
| What does Grendel do at night? | goes to Herot and eats people |
| epic | a story about someone extraordinary (hero) |
| ideal hero | perfect hero, loyalty |
| allusion | reference to another work |
| kenning | two words put together to create a new meaning- sky candle = sun- ring giver = king- whale’s road = sea- bone house = human body- smith’s high art = armour |
| wyrd | fate |
| alliteration | repitition of consonate sounds |
| wergild | man-gold, man-payment; when you kill someone in your family/tribe, you must pay in gold |
| foil | a character that sets off another character by strong contrast- Beowulf & Grendel- Beowulf & Unferth |
| Hrunting | Beowulf’s sword |
| heroic paradox | hero achieves victory but also dies |
| Hrothgar | King of the Danes |
| Beowulf | the “ideal hero” |
| Grendel | monster, evil |
| Herot | mead-hall; where they all drinkHrothgar’s kingdom |
| Unferth | self-centered, murdered his brother |
| What does Beowulf allude to? | The Bible- Creation Story- Cain & Abel |
| What are 3 reasons why Beowulf battle Grendel? | – to save the people- to prove he is an ideal hero- Herothgar was friend’s with Beowulf’s dad |
| What are 3 differences between Beowulf’s fight with Grendel and Beowulf’s fight with the fire dragon? | – the weapons that are used (or not used)- Beowulf dies with the dragon- Beowulf isn’t able to win by himself with the dragon |
| What are some Celtic traditions? | – magic |
Beowulf
February 22, 2020