| how many men did Beowulf bring? | 14 |
| in Viking Society, social status could easily be determined by | quality of visible weapons and number of visible weapons |
| Grendel’s mother also carries off | grendels arm |
| the story was written in | 725 A.D. |
| who was a thane of Hygelac in Sweden? | Beowulf |
| what do the Geats do with Beowulf’s corpse? | build a huge tower for a funeral pyre |
| why does the author have Beowulf not use weapons? | a spell saves Grendel from death by weapon and it enhances Beowulf’s hero status |
| Beowulf’s battle with Grendel results in what trophy for the Kings hall? | the claw of Grendel |
| Beowulf is thought to be written by | a traveling Anglo-Saxon poet |
| Anglo-Saxon traveling poets were called | Scops |
| who is the king of the Danes and for what problem does he need help? | Hrothgar; a hulking man/monster who ate all of his men |
| what does King Hrothgar decide to build? | a mead hall |
| Grendel caused problems for the Danes for | 12 years |
| Grendel is the descendant of what evil man? | Cain |
| who challenges Beowulf’s strength and reputation? | Unferth |
| why did Beowulf lose his swimming match with Brecca? | he was distracted by some sea monsters that needed a good killing |
| how does Beowulf view Grendel? | as an evil fiend from hell |
| what mistake did Beowulf make? | he waits too long in attacking and observing Grendel and loses a man |
| how does Beowulf defeat Grendel? | rips his arm off |
| to what/whom does Beowulf attribute his victory? | God |
| how is Beowulf rewarded for his service? | treasure and honorary kinship |
| how does Grendel’s mother get revenge for her sons death? | she kills one of Hrothgar’s friends |
| Beowulf kills Grendel’s mother by | cutting her head off |
| Beowulf ruled Geatland(Sweden) as king for how many years? | 50 |
| what wakes the dragon from is lair under the mountain? | a robber stole gold from his lair |
| what happens to the men Beowulf leaves at the opening of the dragon’s lair? | they run off into the forest |
| Wiglaf thinks he and his comrades should help Beowulf fight the dragon because | in the past they had promised to repay Beowulf’s kindness with their lives |
| where does the dragon mortally wound Beowulf? | the neck |
| immediately prior to his death, Beowulf wants to see what? | some of the treasure |
| what means noisy partying? | revelry |
| what is the archaic past tense of the verb ‘work’? | wrought |
| what means happy and cheerful? | blithesome |
| what means a hiding place? | covert |
| what word means regret? | rue |
| what means a shirt of chain mail? | byrny |
| by whom is lord Randal been betrayed in “Lord Randal”? | his lover |
| who poisoned lord Randal? | his lover |
| how does lord Randal’s mother know he has been poisoned? | his Hawks and hounds died |
| who does Randal damn to hell? | his lover |
| in “Edward” how does Edward’s mother know he has killed someone/something? | she saw his bloody sword |
| what did Edward actually kill? | his father |
| what is Edward leaving his wife and children? | nothing. they can beg through life. |
| how does Edward feel about his mother? | damns her to hell for giving him evil ideas |
| in “get up and bar the door” what pact had the couple made? | whoever speaks must bar the door |
| the husband willingly loses the contest because | he does not like what the visitors plan to do to them |
Beowulf
February 23, 2020