BEOWULF Notes
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Click on Continue. Find answers for the following questions:
Overview
1) What kind of poem is Beowulf?
2) When was it written?
3) What language is it in?
The Story
4) Who does Beowulf fight?
5) Where does Beowulf take place?
The Manuscript
6) What happened to the original Beowulf manuscript?
7) Are there any other Anglo-Saxon manuscripts?
8) What was Beowulf written on?
Significance
9) How was Beowulf passed down?
10) How many lines are there in Beowulf?
Modern Editions
11) Why is it important to know that Beowulf has been translated?
12) What is the first word of Beowulf? What does it mean?
Click on Menu: Go to Language:
13) What letters did Old English NOT have?
14)What 4 letters did Old English have that we no longer use?
15) What are the 3 time periods of English (include dates)?
16) What English did Shakespeare speak?
Beowulf: The Epic Click on the provided the hyperlinks to find the answers to the questions
below:
17)
Who were Beowulf’s clan? Where did they hail from?
18)
Identify the following characters: Wiglaf, Unferth, Hygelac
19)
Who are the Danes? Where are they located
20)
Who is the king of the Danes? What was his Mead Hall called?
21)
Why are the Swedes important?
22)
What are the three things Beowulf kills?