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Because of a rigid class system,
taking pride in one’s ________
is very important and that is
why in Anglo-Saxon literature
the phrase, “son of” is often
repeated.
Anglo-Saxon Life
100
What is genealogy?
Anglo-Saxon Life
100
_________ are so
important to the AngloSaxon way of life that
they are passed down
from father to son and
given names.
Anglo-Saxon Life
200
What are swords?
Anglo-Saxon Life
200
Beowulf desires to gaze
upon this before he dies.
Anglo-Saxon Life 300
What is (the
dragon’s) treasure?
Anglo-Saxon Life 300
A strict code of conduct
that outlines the rules for
loyalty, strength, and
generosity.
Anglo-Saxon Life 400
What is Comitatus?
Anglo-Saxon Life 400
________ would chant for
hours on end with epic tales
of courage and tragedy.
Anglo-Saxon Life 500
What is a scop?
Anglo-Saxon Life 500
The division of a line of
Anglo-Saxon verse in
half is referred to as
Poetic Devices 100
What is a
caesura?
Poetic Devices 100
When referring to a ship,
the phrase “wave-traveler”
is an example of
Poetic Devices 200
What is a kenning?
Poetic Devices 200
“Then Welthow went from
warrior to warrior” is an
example of which literary
element?
Poetic Devices 300
What is alliteration?
Poetic Devices 300
The Anglo-Saxon
personification of Fate
Poetic Devices 400
What is wyrd?
Poetic Devices 400
“I treated them politely,
offering the edge of my
razor-sharp sword.”
Poetic Devices 500
What is a litote?
Poetic Devices 500
Beowulf’s battles with
Grendel, Grendel’s mother
and the dragon are
symbolic of this major
theme in the epic poem.
Monsters 100
What is the battle
between good and
evil?
Monsters 100
Grendel’s satchel, that
he uses to store some
of the men he
murdered, is made of
this material.
Monsters 200
What is a
dragon’s skin?
Monsters 200
Queen Thirth was an unrighteous
example of an Anglo-Saxon
queen because she was guilty of
this.
Monsters 300
What is she had men
executed who stared at
her?
Monsters 300
Before entering the cave of the
dragon, Beowulf retells all the
major battles of his life for this
reason.
Monsters 400
What is because Beowulf believes he
may die in battle and/or he wants to
give a speech that will give courage
to his warriors?
Monsters 400
After killing Grendel’s
mother, Hrothgar tells
Beowulf the story of
Hermod in order to warn
him against this sin.
Monsters 500
What is pride?
Monsters 500
As a boy he was seen by
the Geats as lazy, slow
and worthless.
Hero 100
Who is Beowulf?
Hero 100
Beowulf’s greatest natural
heroic gift is this.
Hero 200
What is his strength?
Hero 200
After Higlac is killed, the
people want the great hero,
Beowulf, to be the next king of
the Geats instead of this man.
Hero 300
Who is Herdred?
Hero 300
Before dying, Beowulf gives Wiglaf
his gold collar, helmet, breastplate,
and ring. The significance of this
action is what?
Hero 400
Beowulf is passing his
kingdom to Wiglaf.
Hero 400
The warriors who
abandoned Beowulf when
he fought the dragon are
punished by being denied
this.
Hero 500
What is treasure for the
rest of their lives? (gold
and land)
Hero 500
The Geats fear this will happen once
news of Beowulf’s death spreads.
Potpourri 100
What is war with the
Franks and/or Swedes?
Potpourri 100
Beowulf begins and ends with
this Anglo-Saxon cultural
element.
Potpourri 200
What is a Viking funeral?
Potpourri 200
This is the reason why a slave steals
from the dragon’s lair near the end of
the epic poem.
Potpourri 300
What is to gain forgiveness from or
appease his master?
Potpourri 300
He avenged the death of his king,
Higlac by killing Ongentho and part
of his reward was marrying the
king’s daughter.
Potpourri 400
Who is Efor?
Potpourri 400
The Geats do these two things
with the dragon’s treasure
after Beowulf’s death.
Potpourri 500
What is burn ½ of the treasure on
Beowulf’s funeral pyre with him
and bury the other half under the
tower?
Potpourri 500
When Beowulf returns
home from Denmark, he
gives the treasure he
received from Hrothgar to
him.
Epic 100
Who is his king,
Higlac?
Epic 100
Beowulf is king of the Geats for
this length of time before his
people are terrorized by a
dragon.
Epic 200
What is 50 winters
(years)?
Epic 200
This is what the slave
steals from the dragon
that causes the creature
to attack Beowulf’s
people.
Epic 300
What is a golden cup?
Epic 300
This is written on the giant’s
sword hilt that Beowulf brought
back from the watery home of
Grendel’s mother .
Epic 400
What is an account of the
great Flood?
Epic 400
When Beowulf battles the
dragon, his shield is made
of this material.
Epic 500
What is iron?
Epic 500
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Comitatus
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Higlac, Beowulf’s king, gives
Beowulf great gifts for honoring him
and the Geats by defeating the
monsters: Grendel and Grendel’s
mother.
What are the four gifts given to
Beowulf?
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What is a sword, land, houses,
and a title?
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