| Beowulf is an epic of the | Anglo- Saxon period/ Dark Ages |
| What attitude typifies literary works from the Anglo Saxon Period? | Loyalty to one’s king and kinsmen should always be a priority |
| The words ‘wave paths’ and ‘whale road’ (ocean or sea) are like modern day metaphors, but were called ____ during the Anglo- Saxon period | kennings |
| Why has Beowulf come to Herot? | to defeat the monster Grendel |
| Virtues in the warrior culture of the time | strengthbraveryloyalty |
| How does Beowulf respond to Grendel’s attacks | he seizes Grendel |
| what does beowulf display on the rafters of the Great Hall? | Grendels severed arm |
| Who attempts to avenge ( to take vengeance for) the death of Grendel? | Grendel’s mother |
| Grende’s arm disappears from the Great Hall when | Grendel’s mother snatches it back |
| What superhuman ability does Beowulf display as he descends into the ‘mere’ (lake) to battle Grendel’s mom? | the ability to hold his breath for hours |
| How does Beowulf kill Grendel’s mother? | he beheads her |
| What final blow does Beowulf sea Grendel’s ‘dead’ body before he emerges from the mere? | He slices off his head |
| How does the mere change after Grendel’s mother’s death? | it is free of horrible creatures that infested it before |
| what happens to Beowulf after he is victorious in his second battle against Grendel’s mother? | he returns to Geatland and eventually becomes king, ruling peacefully for 50 years |
| Beowulf faces one more battle against evil when he faces off against the dragon. what prompts the sleeping dragon to attack the land of the Geats? | a geat peasant/ servant steals a golden cup from the dragon’s treasure hoard |
| who is the only Geat warrior who doers not flee from the dragon? | Wiglaf |
| How does the dragon kill Beowulf? | it bites him in the neck, poisoning him. |
| Since the Anglo- Saxons do not believe in an afterlife, what makes Beowulf ‘immortal’? | the songs and stories the scope sing and tell about him after his heroic death |
| Mere | a lake |
| Herot | a great Anglo- Saxon”hall” |
| wyrd | fate |
| scop | Anglo- Saxon storyteller |
| Hrothgar | a Danish king |
| Wiglaf | a great warrior |
| Cain | biblical brother from whom Grendel is descended |
| Danes are from Denmark, in Anglo- Saxon they are from | Daneland |
| Beowulf was first written down | around 650-800 AD |
| kenning | an Anglo- Saxon metahorical description, usually consisting of 2 or more words |
| What is a mourning death according to Beowulf | avenging a death |
| Bewoulf refusing to use weapons against Grendel is because | integrity and valor in the warrior code dictate that one cannot use a weapon against another who does not fight with a weapon |
| How long does Beowulf reign as king of the Geats | 50 years |
| after the battle with the dragon, wiflaf is fearful for the future of the gets because | he has witnessed the cowardice of the Geatland warriors |
| how can you tell Beowulf is an epic poem | the hero is described as someone with admirable character traits battling to defeat evil. |
| a whale- road is an example of | a wyrd |
| Best summarizes the theme in Beowulf | Good will triumph over evil with the help of God |
| A central conflict in Beowulf is | the struggle between good and evil |
| what characteristic typical of heroes in Anglo- Saxon epic poems applies to Beowulf? | boastfulness |
| As Beowulf’s foil, this character challenges Beowulf’s strength when he mocks Beowulf about losing the swimming contest to Brecca | Unferth |
| In beowulf when death is described as “journey into darkness” the words are expressing a | pagan attitude |
Beowulf
February 21, 2020