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Beowulf superhuman hero; kills Grendel grendel lost an arm; lives in the marshes; rampaged for 12 years Brecca Great challenger/swimmer Heorot Danish great hall; Hall of Hart Higlac King of Sweden unferth Hrothgar's advisor; jealous of Beowulf hrothgar kind ruler of Denmark anglo-saxon one of English ancestry thane one who serves the king wiglaf helps to slay dragon it is a epic poem Why is the title of this selection underlined? a long narrative poem about the adventures of a protagonist What is the definition of an epic poem? Hrothgar Who was the main DANISH character? Swedish Beowulf is Danish, Swedish, or Neither Swedish Higlac is Danish, Swedish, or Neither Danish Hrothgar is Danish, Swedish, or Neither Swedish Wiglad is Danish, Swedish, or Neither Neither Grendel is Danish, Swedish, or Neither Danish Heorot is Danish, Swedish, or Neither Swedish Geatland is Danish, Swedish, or Neither Danish Hall of Hart is Danish, Swedish, or Neither Danish Denmark is Danish, Swedish, or Neither Danish unferth is Danish, Swedish, or Neither Grendel's Mom one who was killed with an ancient sword Grendel had an arm ripped off; one who was killed with bare hands Heorot mead-hall Kennings phrases used in Beowulf Dragon injures Beowulf Scop Minstrel, singing poet Beowulf ruled Sweden for 50 years Higlac and Hrothgar two who loved Beowulf as a sone "Beowulf" Anglo-Saxon epic Wiglaf helped Beowulf Unferth "Are you the same boastful fool who fought a swimming match with Brecca?" SPEAKER Beowulf "Of living strong men, he was the strongers..." SPOKEN ABOUT Grendel and his mother "THEY live in secret places, windy cliffs, wolf dens where no water pours from the rocks, then runs underground." IDENTIFY THEY Wiglaf "All of us swore to repay him when the time came." SPEAKER Beowulf slaying the dragon and taking treasures "No man but me could hope to defeat this monster. No one could try. And this.....'s treasure, his gold and everything hidden in that tower, will be mine or war will sweep me to a bitter death." SPEAKER AND WHAT IS SPOKEN ABOUT stonehenge .... Is the circle of megaliths or huge stones that were created around 2000 BC when invaders from Spain and Portugal arrived in Great Britain Druids Another invading tribe, the Celts, had priest called _____, who conducted sacrificial rites in forest shrines Hadrian The emperor named _____. Build a wall to protect the northern border of Great Britain. Angles, Saxons, Jutes, King Arthur _____, ______, and _____ were the Germanic tribes that invaded England. The defeated tribes that ended up in Wales were the ones who started the legend of _____. Englishmen The Angles were the early name for the _____ St. Augustine _____ was sent from Rome, along with other missionaries, to convert most of the Anglo-Saxon kings and their people to Christianity Alfred the Great The most successful opponent of the Vikings was _____. William the Conqueror The Norman Invasion of 1066 was led by _____. Bede The priest who wrote THE ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH PEOPLE was _____. Grendel A "demon grim" describes ______. warrior a thane is a _____. welcomed When Beowulf first enters Heorot, the great feasting hall of the Danes, he is _____. caesura A break in the middle of a line is called _____. envies Beowulf's fame and courage Unferth challenges Beowulf because Unferth ______. his own hands In his fierce combat with Grendel, Beowulf is armed with _____. save Hrothgar and the Danes from the monster Beowulf slays Grendel to _____. 450-1066 What are the dates of the Anglo Saxon period