Beowulf 1

Question 1

Scop

Answer 1

a post or storyteller

Question 2

comitatus

Answer 2

brotherhood or comradely

Question 3

epic

Answer 3

A long narrative poem that celebrates the deeds of heroes

Question 4

solace

Answer 4

to give comfort or relief

Question 5

reparation

Answer 5

making up for wrong or injury

Question 6

kenning

Answer 6

use of compound words to express one’s idea

Question 7

lament

Answer 7

Audible expression of grief

Question 8

redoubtable

Answer 8

they desire to harm others

Question 9

enmity

Answer 9

deep hatred

Question 10

perpetrate

Answer 10

to be guilty of or to commit

Question 11

thane

Answer 11

A freeman granted land in return for military service

Question 12

fetter

Answer 12

shackle chain or re-strain

Question 13

desist

Answer 13

to cease

Question 14

malice

Answer 14

they desire to harm others

Question 15

pilgrimage

Answer 15

A journey to a sacred place

Question 16

pagan

Answer 16

non-Christian belief the belief that one’s life is completely in the hands of fate

Question 17

purge

Answer 17

to cleanse or purify

Question 18

mead

Answer 18

A drink made from fermented honey

Question 19

mail

Answer 19

flexible body armor made of metal

Question 20

caesure

Answer 20

Lines of a poem divide into two parts

Question 21

wyrd

Answer 21

fate