beowulf

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Beowulf was composed in

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Great Britain

Question 2

The story was told by

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a singer of tales, known as a gleeman or scop

Question 3

The central tribes are

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• the Danes
• the Geats from Scandinavia

Question 4

Is it believed that the character of Beowulf once existed?

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Yes

Question 5

The poem was written by

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a scribe with many errors and includes many Christian references.

Question 6

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

Question 8

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

Question 21

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

Question 32

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

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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.