ENGLISH BEOWULF

epikos

the word epic is derived from the ANCIENT GREEK adjective ???

poetic story

what does epikos / epic means?

supernatural strength & valor

the PROTAGONIST manifests the ideal hero that has great physical strength & determination to face danger

legendary hero

epic hero can be a divine being - a god/goddess or protected by a heavenly creature

legendary hero

he/she is always successful in facing difficult challenges attempts

involvement of the supernatural

epic is affected by interventions by other worldly forces such as gods/goddesses, demons, angels, nature & etc

omniscient narration

the narrator is objective and sees & knows everything

epic style of writing

the STYLE is overly formal, lyrical, poetic & sophisticated

multiple settings

the characters, esp the protagonist, do not remain in one location

england

when we speak about beowulf we remember the country ???

anglo-saxon period

beowulf was composed during ???

geats/geatish

what do we call the people of geatland

his bare hands

what did beowulf used when he killed grendel

dragon

who’s the last monster that beowulf fought with?

king hrothgar

he came from denmark

his father & king hrothgar are friends

why did beowulf didn’t hesitate to help king hrothgar?

12 long years

how many years did grendel shut down the heorot?

grendel

who attacked beowulf when he came to denmark

no

did grendel defeated beowulf?

by ripping off his arm w/his bare hand

how did beowulf defeated grendel?

true

grendel was crying to his mom

grendel’s mother

who’s the other person who attacked heorot?

hrunting

what’s the sword that was given to beowulf?

false

hrunting is a small sword

unferth

who gave beowulf the hrunting?

yes

did the hrunting melted?

the blood of grendel’s mother is so evil

why did the hrunting melted?

table

beowulf went to the body of grendel that was laid in the (?)

beowulf

who cut grendel’s head?

2

how many heads did beowulf brought to the people of denmark

geatland

beowulf became the king of ???

somebody stole a treasure in his cave

why did the dragon attacked the geats?

false

beowulf defeated grendel by ripping of his hand

50 long years

how many years did beowulf ruled in geatland

beowulf

one of few pieces that survived

6th century

depicts a world from the early ???

beowulf, grendel, grendel’s mother, wiglaf & king hrothgar

who are the main characters in beowulf

beowulf

the protagonist from the epic

geatish

beowulf is a ??? hero

king hrothgar

he is the king of the danes

grendel

a demon descended from cain

heorot

what is the name of the king’s mead hall

grendel’s mother

seems to posses fewer human qualities than grendel

grendel’s mother

an unnamed swamp-hag

dragon

an ancient, powerful serpent, the ??? guards a horde of treasure in a hidden mound

third & final part

beowulf’s fight w/the dragon constitutes the ??? & ??? part of the epic

shield sheafson

the legendary danish king from whom hrothgar is descended.

beow

the 2nd king listed in the genealogy of danish rulers which the poem begins

halfdane

the father of hrothgar, heorogar, halga & and unnamed daughter who married a king of the swedes

true

halfdane succeeded beow as ruler of the danes

wealhtheow

hrothgar’s wife, the gracious queen of the danes

unferth

a danish warrior who is jealous of beowulf

aeschere

hrothgar’s trusted adviser

hrethric

hrothgar’s elder son, ??? stands to inherit the danish throne

hrothulf

hrethric’s older cousin ??? will prevent him from being the next king

hrothmund

2nd son of hrothgar

hrothulf

hrothgar’s nephew, ??? betrays & usurps his cousin.

hygelac

beowulf’s uncle, king of the geats & husband of hygd

hygelac

??? heartily welcomes beowulf back from denmark

hygd

hyeglac’s wife, the young, beautiful & intelligent queen of the geats

wiglaf

a young kinsman & retainer of beowulf who helps him in the fight against the dragon while all of the other warriors run away

ecgtheow

beowulf’s father, hygelac’s father in law & hrothgar’s friend

breca

beowulf’s childhood friend, whom he defeated in a SWIMMING MATCH

king hrethel

geatish king who took beowulf in as a ward after the death of ecgtheow, beowulf’s father