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Beowulf!!!!!!!!!
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Literature
8th Grade
11/28/2012

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Hrunting
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Sword Unferth gave Beowulf
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It melts
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What happens to Hrunting after Beowulf kills Grindel's mother.
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Breca
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Who did Beowulf have a race with and was defeated by?
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Unferth
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Who was the son of Ecglaf and teased Beowulf for being defeated by Breca?
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Scandinavia
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Where did Beowulf grow up?
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50 years
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How long did Beowulf rule as king after defeating Grendel?
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Hrothgar's older brother
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Who is Heorogar?
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Hrethric and Hrothmund
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Who are the sons of Hrothgar?
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Unferth
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Who was the son of Ecglaf and teased Beowulf for being defeated by Breca?
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Scandinavia
Definition
Where did Beowulf grow up?
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50 years
Definition
How long did Beowulf rule as king after defeating Grendel?
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Hrothgar's older brother
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Who is Heorogar?
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Hrethric and Hrothmund
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Who are the sons of Hrothgar?
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Hrothgar
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Who built the massive mead hall?
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King of the Danes
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Who is Hrothgar?
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Heorot
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What is the name of the massive mead hall?
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Noise from the mead hall
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What woke Grendel from his sleep?
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Cain
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Who are the Norse monsters descendants from?
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Deathprice or Weregild
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When a person is killed, this is payed to their clan to compensate for their death.
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He would use hand-to-hand combat
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What brave thing did Beowulf say that he would do when fighting with Grendel?
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Because no no forged weapon could hurt him
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Why was it wise to fight Grendel without a sword?
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It foreshadowed Beowulf's deadly encounter with the dragon
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What did the song of Siegmund say about Beowulf's future?
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Hrothgar adopts Beowulf
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What does Hrothgar do to show his love for Beowulf after he defeated Grendel?
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Chainmail, armour, a sword, and horses
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What did Halfdane give Beowulf for defeating Grendel?
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his arm
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What does beowulf rip off of grindel?
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a swamp
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what is a mere?
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Seigfried
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what germanic legend is beowulf tied to?
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hatred or discrimination against jews
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What is antisymitism?

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800-1100BC
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when is the story beowulf from?
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Germany
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what countries traditions influence the story beowulf?
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who i am, what i've done and what in going to do, qualifications, and how i'm going to accomplish it.
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what are the 4 parts of a boast?
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dramatic silence when reading.
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what is caesura?
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a poetic device a lot like a riddle, where something is talked about by using related words.
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what is a kenning?
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Riddles
Definition
What did Angelo Saxons make up to entertain themselves?
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to suffer
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what does thole mean?
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when a powerful man dies, they lay him on a viking long boat filled with armor, gold, and several dead women, they then burn the ship.
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describe a viking funeral
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A powerful man like a king, who gives rings to his knights, those men give rings to their followers, and so on.
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What is a ring giver?
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to party or celebrate
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What does wassail mean?
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Geats
Definition
what people are associated with beowulf, what is beowulf
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50 years
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How long was Beowulf king of the Geats?
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Wiglaf
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who stayed with beowulf to fight the dragon?
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12 years
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how long did Grendel terrorize Heroet?
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Shield Sheafson
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The legendary Danish king from whom Hrothgar is descended, he is the mythical founder who inaugurates a long line of Danish rulers and embodies the Danish tribe’s highest values of heroism and leadership. The poem opens with a brief account of his rise from orphan to warrior-king, concluding, “That was one good king”
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Beow
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The second king listed in the genealogy of Danish rulers with which the poem begins. he is the son of Shield Sheafson and father of Halfdane. The narrator presents him as a gift from God to a people in need of a leader. He exemplifies the maxim, “Behavior that’s admired / is the path to power among people everywhere”
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Halfdane
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The father of Hrothgar, Heorogar, Halga, and an unnamed daughter who married a king of the Swedes, he succeeded Beow as ruler of the Danes.
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Wealhtheow
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Hrothgar’s wife, the gracious queen of the Danes.
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Unferth
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A Danish warrior who is jealous of Beowulf, he is unable or unwilling to fight Grendel, thus proving himself inferior to Beowulf.
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Hrethric
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Hrothgar’s elder son, he stands to inherit the Danish throne, but his older cousin Hrothulf will prevent him from doing so. Beowulf offers to support the youngster’s prospect of becoming king by hosting him in Geatland and giving him guidance.
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Hrothmund
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The second son of Hrothgar.
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Hrothulf
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Hrothgar’s nephew, he betrays and usurps his cousin, Hrethic, the rightful heir to the Danish throne. His treachery contrasts with Beowulf’s loyalty to Hygelac in helping his son to the throne.
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Aeschere
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Hrothgar’s trusted adviser.
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Hygelac
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Beowulf’s uncle, king of the Geats, and husband of Hygd. He heartily welcomes Beowulf back from Denmark.
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Hygd
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Hygelac’s wife, the young, beautiful, and intelligent queen of the Geats. She is contrasted with Queen Modthryth.
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Wiglaf
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A young kinsman and retainer of Beowulf who helps him in the fight against the dragon while all of the other warriors run away. He adheres to the heroic code better than Beowulf’s other retainers, thereby proving himself a suitable successor to Beowulf.
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Ecgtheow
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Beowulf’s father, Hygelac’s brother-in-law, and Hrothgar’s friend. He is dead by the time the story begins, but he lives on through the noble reputation that he made for himself during his life and in his dutiful son’s remembrances.
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King Hrethel
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The Geatish king who took Beowulf in as a ward after the death of Ecgtheow, Beowulf’s father.
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Breca
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Beowulf’s childhood friend, whom he defeated in a swimming match. Unferth alludes to the story of their contest, and Beowulf then relates it in detail.
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Sigemund
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A figure from Norse mythology, famous for slaying a dragon. His story is told in praise of Beowulf and foreshadows Beowulf’s encounter with the dragon.
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King Heremod
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An evil king of legend. The scop, or bard, at Heorot discusses this king as a figure who contrasts greatly with Beowulf.
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Queen Modthryth
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A wicked queen of legend who punishes anyone who looks at her the wrong way. Her story is told in order to contrast her cruelty with Hygd’s gentle and reasonable behavior.
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