Beowulf test Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Who is king of the Danes? 3 things -The king of the Danes is Hrothgar. -He's a great king and a gift-giver. -Father figure for Beowulf. What is the name of the banquet hall and why is it so important? Heorot; -It is described as the highest of all banquet halls; -it serves as a symbol of power; -Heorot is the location for king Hrothgars throne On his first attack, Grendel kills how many warriors? 30 The banquet hall then stood empty for how many years? 12 years ...

What role does fate play in Beowulf's demise, according to Wiglaf? correct answersWiglaf tells the people that fate has the dragon in store for Beowulf. It was "meant to be." Why doesn't Grendel attack Hrothgar? correct answersHrothgar is protected by God. Describe what transpired in the mead hall to evoke the anger of the monster? correct answersThe monster dwelling down in the darkness is angered by the music in the hall, by the song of the poet retelling the history of the Danes, an...

What is the setting of the first part of the epic? correct answersDenmark What familiar story does the speaker in the first part of the poem tell? correct answersCain and Abel How was Grendel created, and where is he required to live? correct answersHe was made from hell and lives and a swampy treeless countryside Describe Grendel's attack on Herot Hall. What time of the day does Grendel appear? What does he symbolize? correct answersNightfall, he killed 30 men which symbolizes his des...

Why does Beowulf journey across the sea to the land of the Danes? correct answersTo save the Danes from the monster Grendel Who was Edgetho? correct answersBeowulf's Father How does Beowulf trap Grendel? correct answersHe waits until Grendel enters Heorot and uses men as bait What does Beowulf do once he has Grendel in his clutches? correct answersHe fights him bare-handed and rips off his arm What drives Grendel to attack so many men at Herot, the mead hall? correct answersHe is an...

For how long is Beowulf King? correct answers50 years What is the name of the Mead hall correct answersHerot hall For how long does Grendel terrorize the Danes? correct answers12 years How many Geats did Beowulf take to Denmark? correct answers30 The line "fate the night, intended Grendel to gnaw the broken bones of his last human supper" forshadows what? correct answersHe would be killed (by Beowulf) Beowulf represents what in the Grandel represents what? correct answersBeowulf...

who was the author of beowulf correct answersburton raffel what language was beowulf written in correct answersOld English how long ago was beowulf written correct answersit was written in the 500s who is hrothgar correct answersKing of the Danes what drives grendel to attack herot correct answerstheir happiness makes him angry how many danes did grendel kill his first attack correct answers30 danes why does beowulf come to hrothgar's aid correct answershe is paying him back f...

What made Scyld Shefing a 'good king'? correct answersHe had gotten the loyalty of folk far due to his power and wealth and near who gave him tribute. Why is it important for a youth to "give with a free hand while in his father's house"? correct answersSo he can have loyal warriors to aid him in the future. Why would 'friends and kinsmen' follow Hrothgar? correct answersHe was successful at combat and had wealth. Who is Beowulf? correct answersHe is a Geat warrior, son of the wa...

Who is Grendel a descendent of? correct answersCain What 2 nouns are used to identify Grendel besides monster? correct answersDemon and fiend What is the only course of action that allows the Danes of Herot to survive Grendel's attacks? correct answersDistance, finding other beds to sleep in How many years does Grendel terrorize the Danes? correct answers12 years What two qualities does Beowulf display in battle? correct answersBravery and pride From whose "high favor" does Beo...

Who were Grendel's earliest ancestors? correct answersA pair of monsters born of Cain "Wondering what the warriors would do" is an example of what literary element? correct answersalliteration What does Grendel do on his first visit to Herot? correct answersHe kills and eats thirty men What news about Grendel spreads all over the world that makes him so frightening to Anglo-Saxons? correct answersHe seeks no peace, offers no truce, and accepts no settlement to stop killing What ex...

Beowulf kills Grendel's mother with... correct answersa sword he finds that was made by giants Beowulf chooses to fight Grendel unarmed because... correct answersit would be lowly of a thane to resort to swords and shields the sword that Beowulf uses to fight Grendel's mother is called... correct answersHrunting if Grendel represents evil, then Herot represents... correct answersgoodness and justice after Beowulf cuts the head off of Grendel's dead body, he brings it to... correct...