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16 Cards in this Set
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a famous sword that unferth loaned Beowulf
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Hrunting
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one of hrothgar's warriors, who was jealous of Beowulf and taunted him
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Unferth
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monster represeting evil and darkness
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Grendel
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King of Danes
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Hrothgar
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Delieved a message of welcome to Beowulf from Hrothgar; an attnetent and servant of Hrothgrar
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Wulfgar
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Stayed with Beowulf to fight the dragon
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Wiglaf
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Name of the mead hall Hrothgar built
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Herot
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A strong pause after 2 beats in a-s poetry
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caesura
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"Went up to herot wonderning what the warriors would do in that hall" is an example of
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alliteration
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avenged the death of grendel
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grendels mom
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hrothgars wife, the queen
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Welthlow
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King of the Geats before Beowulf
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Higlac
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Swam in the wimming match against Beowulf
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Brecca
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Beowulf came from
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Geat
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Became king of Geats
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Beowulf
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Hrothgar was the king of the ____
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Danes
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