| Beowulf was written | Between 700 and 750 AD |
| Beowulf was written by | Unkown Anglo-Saxon poet |
| Caesura | Pause for breath while reading |
| Theme | Reoccurring main idea in a piece of literature |
| Motif | A literary element that reinforces the theme |
| Symbol | Something that represents something else |
| Kenning | Two-word metaphorical phrase |
| Scop | Traveling entertainer |
| Stock epithet | An adjective use to point out a trait of a person or thing |
| Grendel | Evil monster born of Cain; Antagonist |
| Beowulf | Geat hero; Protagonist |
| Wiglaf | Helps Beowulf defeat the Dragon |
| Higlac | Beowulf’s King |
| Hrothgar | King of the Danes |
| Healfdane | Hrothgar’s father |
| Hrunting | Sword Beowulf takes down to fight Grendel’s mother |
| Welthow | Hrothgar’s queen |
| Herot | Hrothgar’s famous mead-hall |
| Brecca | Swam against Beowulf; son of Bonstan |
| Unferth | Geat warrior who envies Beowulf; son of Ecglaf |
| Wulfgar | Greets Beowulf and his men; son of Wexstan |
| Hrothgar’s best friend | Taken by Grendel’s mom after Grendel is defeated by Beowulf |
| Dragon is awakened by an act of | Greed |
Beowulf Unit Test
February 22, 2020