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Beowulf Flashcards

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1
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Name the following Character: Geatish hero who fights the monster Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and a fire-breathing dragon

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Beowulf

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Name the following Character: Jealous of Beowulf and mocks him for losing a swim-race with Brecca

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Unferth

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Name the following Character: The mead hall where Grendel terrorizes people

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Herot

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Name the following Character: The generous king of the Danes.

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Hrothgar

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Name the following Character: The only brave soldier in the end of the book who helps Beowulf to kill the dragon

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Wiglaf

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Name the following Character: The monster who is killed by Beowulf and bleeds to death in his swamp

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Grendel

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Name the following Character: Was about to marry Hnaf’s sister, starts a war, kills Hnaf, then killed by Hnaf’s bro

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Finn

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Name the following Character: Great- Grandfather to Hrothgar and the great king of the Danes

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Shild

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Name the following Character: Son of Shild, grandfather of Hrothgar

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Beo

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Name the following Character: Honours the bloodfeud system

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Grendel’s mother

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Name the following Character: Unferth’s old sword that is given to Beowulf and breaks in battle

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Hrunting

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Name the following Character: A non-generous, imperious, selfish queen, who does eventually change

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Thrif

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Name the following Character: Uncle of Beowulf, husband of Higd.

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Higlac

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Name the following Character: In a swimming match with Beowulf and wins, but only because BW had to kill a bunch of monsters.

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Brecca

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Name the following Character: Beowulf’s mightly sword that is destroyed in the fight against the dragon

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Nagling

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Name the following Character: Father of Hrothgar

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Heafdane

17
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Name the following Character: Father of BW, who kills someone and almost starts a war.

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Edgetheo

18
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Name the following Character: A Geat that is eaten by Grendel

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Hondshew

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Q

Name the following Character: King of Denmark, evil king- corrupted by power

A

Hermod

20
Q

Name the following Character: Good king, was not turned into a bad guy from power/fame/treasure

A

Seigmond

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