Beowulf Test Review

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Last updated 8:06 PM on 9/16/24
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The Dragon
This character mortally wounds Beowulf.
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Herot
This is the greatest of mead-halls run by King Hrothgar.
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Hrothgar
King of the Danes.
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The Geats
Beowulf's people
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Grendel
The first monster that Beowulf fights; gets his arm and claw ripped off
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Wiglaf
the only soldier to stay and honor Beowulf; his successor
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Grendel's mother
saught revenge; lived in a "lake of fire" that represented hell
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Edgetho
Beowulf's father; worked with King Hrothgar to restore peace at one point
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epic poem
the genre of Beowulf
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scop
Anglo-Saxon story-teller or poet
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alliteration
the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words or within words
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thane
a king's loyal retainer
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imagery
sensory details that provide vividness in a text
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Sweden
setting of Beowulf (current day)
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Grendel's resentment
Hrothgar's men feast, enjoy friendship, and live a good life
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kenning
2-3 words (metaphor) to describe a single noun
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fate
Beowulf held this belief that whoever was "good" and was supposed to win a battle, that he/she would win
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Grendel's Mother's Underwater Cave
Place where Beowulf battled the monster
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What happened to Beowulf's body/ honoring of him?
The Geats burned his body and buried his ashes under a tower that honored him.
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boasting
explaining your lineage and why you are good enough to do a specific job; common with Anglo-Saxon life-style
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author of Beowulf
unknown
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The mad Dragon: why??
Some thief stole treasure that he was guarding, and it caused him to want to retaliate on the Geats
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Beowulf/ Anglo-Saxon Style of Writing
Over-the-top, high diction with boasting and no end rhyme; lofty ideas expressed