| torque | necklace of solid metal embossed with jewels |
| mere | a pool of water where Grendel lived |
| Hygelac | Beowulf’s king |
| Wealhthrow | Hrothgar’s queen |
| Aeschere | killed by Grendel’s mother |
| giants | made the sword Beowulf used to kill Grendel’s mother |
| thirty | Number of men Grendel killed in his first assault on the meadhall |
| Cain | Grendel’s evil ancestor, cursed by God |
| fourteen | number of men Beowulf took with him from his homeland |
| melt | the blade of the sword did this after killing Grendel’s mother |
| Unferth | jealous of Beowulf’s reputation |
| Hrothgar | king of the Danes |
| Heorot | meadhall |
| arm | What Grendel leaves in Heorot after his battle with Beowulf |
| head | Beowulf takes this form the Troll-dam’s cave |
| Shield | Founder of DanishParalleled Moses story |
| Herothgar | Built Heorot |
| Hyjad | Queen of Geats |
| Herebeald | Killed by brother in hunting accident |
| Wealhthroww | Queen of Denmark |
| Herdred | Hygelac’s son who becomes kind |
| Aescheree | Killed by Grendel’s mother |
| Ethgaro | Beowulf’s father |
| Brecka | Wrestles out in the ocean |
Beowulf Crossword Puzzle
February 21, 2020