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beowulf Flashcards

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Beowulf was composed in

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Great Britain

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The story was told by

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a singer of tales, known as a gleeman or scop

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The central tribes are

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  • the Danes
  • the Geats from Scandinavia
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Is it believed that the character of Beowulf once existed?

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Yes

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The poem was written by

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a scribe with many errors and includes many Christian references.

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What type of tale is Beowulf considered?

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a pagan tale/poem.

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Beowulf remains the

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first surviving example of the ancient epic

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The poem includes

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Christian elements that teach readers about the power of God.

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cadence

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rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words

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slay

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to kill violently

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foil

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a character whose traits contrast with and therefore highlight the traits of another character

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embodiment

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person, being, or thing embodying a spirit, principle, idea, abstraction, etc.

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prologue

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preface or introduction to a literary work that provides background information about the story or characters

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canto

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one of the sections or divisions of a long poem

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scop

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songs, stories, or poems; his performance was a history lesson, moral sermon, and pep talk

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scribe

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a person whose profession is writing down or copying manuscripts

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kenning

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an imaginative compound used in place of an ordinary noun

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caesura

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a major pause in a line of poetry

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Geats

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  • from southern Sweden
  • warriors and sailors
  • known for their fierce
  • independent spirit
  • skillful in warfare
  • believed in wyrd or fate
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wyrd

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fate or destiny
the idea that all events are predetermined and cannot be changed
influence by the Norse understanding of death and the afterlife

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Danes

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  • from Denmark
  • Warriors and sailors
  • known for their fierce and independent spirit
  • skillful in warfare
  • believed in wyrd or fate
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conflicts between Geats and Danes were a

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major theme in Norse Mythology

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conflicts between Geats and Danes were a

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major theme in Norse Mythology

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Germani

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spear or lanes

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Norse Mythology

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A collection of myths and legends that originated among the Germanic peoples from Northern Europe, passed down orally

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gods and goddesses

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  • Freya
  • Odin
  • Thor
  • Loki
  • Hela
  • Boulder
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The universe is divided into 9 realms, including:

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  • Asgard
  • Midgard
  • Helheim
  • Ragnarök
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Asgard

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realm of the gods

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midgard

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realm of the humans

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Helheim

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realm of the dead

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Ragnarök

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prophesized apocalyptic event that would bring about the destruction of the world and death of many gods and creatures

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beowulf

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main character

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Hrothgar

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  • King of the Danes
  • a descendant of Shild
  • he builds Herot
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describe Hrothgar

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  • ambitious
  • great leader and warrior
  • fair
  • generous
  • humble
  • respected
  • followed
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Herot

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a hall on an important place for Anglo-Saxon culture, where the King and his warriors gathered for various activities.
it reached the heavens

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grendel

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  • Grendel is a powerful monster that hated the sound of joy
  • described as a monster, demon, and fiend.
  • made his home in a hell
  • spawned from a slime
  • descended from Cain
  • he was exiled with other people
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Wulfgar

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servant of Hrothgar

38
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Higlac

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  • past King of the Geats
  • Beowulf’s uncle.
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Grendel’s mother

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  • a violent and vengeful monster
  • obsessed with Grendel´s death
  • miserable
  • female horror
  • lived in a murky and cold lake
  • greedy
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Aeschere

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  • Hrothgar’s closest friend and advisor
  • killed by Grendel’s mother in revenge for her son’s death.
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Edgethos

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Beowulf’s father

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Wiglaf

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  • one of Beowulf’s good soldiers
  • son of Wextan
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settings

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Herot: Denmark, land of the Danes, their king is Hrothgar
Geatland: Sweden, land of the Geats, their king is Beowulf, then Wiglaf becomes a king

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prologue

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  • talks about how warriors were buried on land or sea with their
    weapons, armor
  • talks about how Shild, a past King of the Danes, was found in a basket in water. This is an element of Christianity because it refers to the story of Moses.

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