ENGLISH - beowulf Flashcards
1
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3 tribes mentioned in beowulf
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geats, danes, swedes
2
Q
one of the earliest known pieces of english
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beowulf
3
Q
beowulf is originally written in:
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old english
4
Q
beowulf poet was a
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christian monk
5
Q
Where is the one manuscript of beowulf located
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british history in london
6
Q
long narrative story
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epic
7
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beowulf is divided into __ sections
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3 sections, and 3 epic battles with evil
8
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3 villains that has been deafeted by beowulf
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grendel, grendel’s mother, dragon
9
Q
an ogre defeated by beowulf and hung his arm as a trophy in heorot
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grendel
10
Q
an overprotective mother, before she was an ogre, she was beautiful
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grendel’s mother
11
Q
mead hall in beowulf
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heorot
12
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grendel’s weakness
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loud noise
13
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king of danes
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King hrothgar
14
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hrothgar’s queen
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queen wealtheow
15
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beowulf’s right hand man and soon to be king of danes
A
wiglaf
