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The Dragon
This character mortally wounds Beowulf.
Herot
This is the greatest of mead-halls run by King Hrothgar.
Hrothgar
King of the Danes.
The Geats
Beowulf's people
Grendel
The first monster that Beowulf fights; gets his arm and claw ripped off
Wiglaf
the only soldier to stay and honor Beowulf; his successor
Grendel's mother
saught revenge; lived in a "lake of fire" that represented hell
Edgetho
Beowulf's father; worked with King Hrothgar to restore peace at one point
epic poem
the genre of Beowulf
scop
Anglo-Saxon story-teller or poet
alliteration
the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words or within words
thane
a king's loyal retainer
imagery
sensory details that provide vividness in a text
Sweden
setting of Beowulf (current day)
Grendel's resentment
Hrothgar's men feast, enjoy friendship, and live a good life
kenning
2-3 words (metaphor) to describe a single noun
fate
Beowulf held this belief that whoever was "good" and was supposed to win a battle, that he/she would win
Grendel's Mother's Underwater Cave
Place where Beowulf battled the monster
What happened to Beowulf's body/ honoring of him?
The Geats burned his body and buried his ashes under a tower that honored him.
boasting
explaining your lineage and why you are good enough to do a specific job; common with Anglo-Saxon life-style
author of Beowulf
unknown
The mad Dragon: why??
Some thief stole treasure that he was guarding, and it caused him to want to retaliate on the Geats
Beowulf/ Anglo-Saxon Style of Writing
Over-the-top, high diction with boasting and no end rhyme; lofty ideas expressed
