ANGLO-SAXON PERIOD | THE BATTLE WITH GRENDEL | THE BATTLE WITH GRENDELS MOTHER | THE DEATH OF BEOWULF | CHARACTERS |
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a long narrative poem
What is an epic?
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he was irritated with the music and merry men
What causes grendel to enter Hrothgar's hall in the beginning?
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to seek revenge for here sons death
what was grendels mother intentions
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his neck wound
what wound kills beowulf
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beowulf
who saved king hrothgar from grendel?
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traveling minstrels who told stories
What is a scop ?
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What does beowulf use to kill grendel?with his bare hands he rips off grendels arm
What does beowulf use to kill grendel?
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the sword from the cave wall
what does beowulf use to kill grendels mother
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a poor man stole a peice of his treasure
why does the dragon get angry?
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grendel
who terrorized king hrothgar just to watch him become misrible?
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scribes
who were the people that wrote down stories?
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What does grendel cast a spell on?all of the mens weapons
What does grendel cast a spell on?
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grendels head and the hilts of the sword
what does beowulf take him from grendels mother lair?
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wiglaf
who helps beowulf kill the dragon?
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grendels mother
who who went back to get revenge for grendel ?
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they converted people to christianity and they kept the history of england alive with their writings
why were monks importan
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in the land of the geats
where does beowulf lives?
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strength wisdom and loyalty
what qualities does beowulf have that make him a hero?
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what is done with beowulf body at the end?
it is burned and placed on a high cliff
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the dragon
who job was it to watch the treasure inside of the cave?
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Where did the Saxons originally come from?northern germany
Where did the Saxons originally come from?
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12 years
how long was grendel terrorizing herot before beowulf came to the rescue?
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to lure beowulf into her lair
why does grendel mother only kill one soldier in the beginning?
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they fear the war that lies ahead without their strong leader
what is done with beowulf body at the end?
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wiglaf
who was by beowulf side whe he died?
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