- the original written language used for Beowulf
- t/f Grendel is a totally evil monster who attacks and devours the Danes.
- In Beowulf, Wiglaf thinks he and his comrades should help Beowulf fight the dragon because
- Who wrote the Ecclesiastical History of the English People?
- a detailed comparison using "like" or "as" that is many lines in length
- a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa
- t/f Beowulf uses his armor, Unferth's sword (Hrunting), and the giant's sword in his battle with Grendel's mother.
- Grendel's arm hanging in the hall of the Danes might be described as _ for the evil he had done.
- t/f Epic heroes act with humility but will boast about their battles.
- t/f The Battle of Hastings defeated the Anglo-Saxons.
- Anglo-saxon storytellers that sung the deeds of great warriors (used harps)
- What trophy does Beowulf take from Grendel and place on display?
- the Anglo-Saxon practice of setting a blood price; , the amount paid by the wrongdoer to the family of the person he or she had injured or killed
- 10th century anthology of Anglo-Saxon poetry (made up of elegies)
- t/f Beowulf uses armor and sword when fighting Grendel.
- bond of loyalty between warriors and their king; kinship, brotherhood
- The one Geat that remains loyal to Beowulf to help him during his fight with the dragon. He then becomes Beowulf's successor to the throne.
- compound metaphor used in Anglo-Saxon poetry
- a piece of writing that begins in the middle of the action
- In Beowulf when the dying Beowulf gives Wiglaf his gold necklace, the gesture means that