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From Beowulf by

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Anonymous

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Beowulf was composed in

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Present day Great Britain

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This story was told by

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A singer of tales, known as gleeman or scop

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Center stage tribes are the

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Danes and the Geats from Scandinavia

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It is believed the character Beowulf once

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Existed

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The poem was written by a

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Scribe with many errors

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The active included many

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Christian references to the poem

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Beowulf is a

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Pagan tale/poem

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Beowulf remains the first surviving

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Example of the ancient epic

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This poem predates _______ and includes ________ ________ that would teach readers about the ______ of ______

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Christianity
Christian elements
power of god

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Rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words

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Cadence

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To kill violently

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Slay

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A character whose traits contrast with and therefore highlights traits of another character

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Foil

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Person, being, or thing embodying a spirit, principle, idea, abstraction, etc

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Embodiment

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

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Prologue

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one of the sections or divisions of a long poem.

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Canto

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

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Scop

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A person whose profession is writing down or copying manuscript.

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Scribe

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an imaginative compound used in place of an ordinary noun.

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Kenning

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a mayor pause in a line of poetry.

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Caesura

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Beowulf talked about _ Scandinavian tribes that are at war with eachother

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Geats and Danes

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

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Wyrd

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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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The conflicts between Geats and Danes were a
Major theme in Norse mythology
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These were known as
Germanic tribes due to their skill in warfare They also are called this die to their location.
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Means spear or lanes
Germani
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collection of myths and legends that originated among the Germanic peoples from Northern Europe, their stories were passed down orally.
Norse mythology
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Focuses on gods and goddesses:
➔ Freya ➔ Odin ➔ Thor ➔ Loki ➔ Hela ➔ Boulder
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The universe is divided into 9 realms, including
Asgard Midgard Helheim Ragnarök
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Asgard
Realm of the gods
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Midgard
Realm of the humans
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Helheim
Realm of the dead
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Ragnarök
Prophesied apocalyptic event that would bring about the destruction of the world and death of many gods and creatures
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Beowulf
Main character
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Hrothgar
King of the Danes Descendant of Shild, a past King of the Danes Ambitious Great leader and warrior Fair, generous, humble, respected, followed
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What did Hrothgar build
Herot
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Herot
a hall on an important place for Anglo-Saxon culture where the King and his warriors gathered for social, political and ceremonial activities It reached the heavens. It was the happiest and safest of dwellings
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Grendel
powerful monster that hated the sound of joy. Monster, demon, fiend Made his home in a hell Spawned from a slime Descendant of Cain He was exiled with other people
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Wulfgar
Servant of Hrothgar
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Higlac
Past king of the Geats, Beowulfs uncle
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Grendel’s mother
monster, violent, vengeful. Obsessed with Grendel’s death, miserable, female horror , lived in a murky and cold lake, greedy
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Aeschere
Hrothgars closets friend and advisor that Grendel’s mother kills in revenge for her sons death
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Edgethos
Beowulf’s father
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Wiglaf
One of beowulfs good soldiers, Wextans son
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Setting
Herot: Denmark, land of the Danes, their king is Hrothgar Geatland: Sweden, land of the Geats, their king is Beowulf, then Wiglaf becomes king
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How will Beowulf fight Grendel ?
Beowulf will fight with Grendel with his bare hands, no weapons because he thinks Higlac will think less of him if he uses any weapons.
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What was the trophy of the first battle?
The trophies of the first battle was Grendel’s severed arm, claw, shoulder, and all
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What were the trophies of the second battle?
The trophies of the second battle were the jeweled hilt and Grendel’s head.
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What are the two settings of the poem?
The two settings of the poem are Herot and Geatland.
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After defeating Grendel Beowulf was rewarded with
Armor Horses Weapons
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What did Queen Wlethow rice Beowulf
Corselet Rings Collar
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What does Beowulf bring to defeat Grendel’s mother
Helmet Mail shirt Sword named Hruting (he borrows it from one of Hrothgars men)
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What was useless in the fight against Grendel mother
The sword and his helmet
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Beowulf as king
Old and wise Refused the throne twice He held the throne for 50 years
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What does he use to finally defeat Grendel’s mother
A sword harmed by giants
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The geats ring giver
Beowulf
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Dragon
Brought terror to Geatland - Slept in a stone tower with a hidden path beneath
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What did the dragon guard
The jewels and the treasures
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What made the dragon attacks Gwatland
A man stole a gem- stuffed cup
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The 3 conflicts in Beowulf
Grendel terrorizes Herit Grendel’s mother terrorizes Herot The dragon terrorizes Geatland
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2 settings
Herot- Denmark - Danes- King Hrothgar Geatland- Sweden- Geats- King Beowulf- king wiglaf
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How will Beowulf be fighting in his last battle? Why won’t he use his hands as he did with Grendel
He will use a sword, shield and armor He won’t use his hands as he did with Grendel because the beasts breath will be burning hot, poison
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What did Beowulf ask of wiglsd
Yo build him a tomb, at the waters edge, high, so sailors can see the tower and remember it and call it Beowulfs tower
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What did Beowulf give wiglaf
Necklace around his throat, gold covered helmet, his rings, his mail shirts ordered him to use them well
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Beowulf is qualified to fight Grendel because?
1. He has risen from the darkness of war 2. He drove off 5 giants into chain and chased them off earth 3. He swam in the darkness of night, hunting monsters out of the ocean, killing them one by one
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Where were Beowulf’s ashes placed
Within the walls of his tomb
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Where did they bury Beowulf treasure
Underground so no other men could touch it
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What happened to Britains body
The men built a pyre of fire to burn Beowulf body
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How did Beowulf die
The dragon drove its tusk into his neck grew. He felt something stirring and burning in his veins, it was venom form the beast’s fangs. Beowulf was dying, he dropped down.

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