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Beowulf Test Flashcards

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Epic

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Long narrative poem,deals with hero’s and adventures, national or worldwide setting, involves supernatural forces, written in ceremonial style

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Hygelac

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King of geats, Beowulf’s uncle

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3
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Scyld

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Founder of the danish royal line

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Healfdene

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Father to hrathgar, grandson to scyld

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Heorot

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Famous mead hall

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Grendel

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Hideous monster

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Geats

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People of southwest Sweden

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Wergild

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Man payment

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Ecgtheow

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Beowulf’s Dad and also hygelac’s brother

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Kenning

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Metaphor disguised as a riddle

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Unferth

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Ecglafs son and peacebreaker

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Ecglaf

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Unferths father

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Wealhtheow

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Hrothgars wife

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Ingwine

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Nickname for danish people

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Hrethel

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Hygelacs father and Beowulf’s grandfather

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Reasons for Britain being targeted

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Mild climate

Rich soil

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Neighbors to the east

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Jules, saxons, Danes, angles

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Thanes

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Group of men that protect the king/ army protecting country

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Mead

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Alcohol

20
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Mead hall

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Party hall

21
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Scop

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Poet/entertainer

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Bretwalda

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Ambitious

23
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Viking era

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Crossed the North Sea from Denmark and Norway.

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Alfred the great

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Most successful English opponent of the Vikings. Ruled the Anglo Saxon kingdom

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Summary of Anglo Saxon period

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England gets a language, law, government, and religion

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