Beowulf Test Review

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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