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49 Cards in this Set
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Heorot
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Hrothgar's mead hall.
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Hygelac
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Beowulf's King, King of the Geats.
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Nailing
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Beowulf's sword that was used to against the Fire-Dragon.
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Aeschere
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Counselor to Hrothgar; Grendel's mother kills him and leaves him on display as revenge for her sons death.
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Geats
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Hygelac's people, Beowulf.
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Grendel
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Decedent of Cain; monster who terrorizes the Danes.
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Ecgetheow
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Beowulf's father.
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Hrunting
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Beowulf's sword that was used against Grendel's mother.
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Cain
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First murderer, according to Christians.
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Shield Scheafson
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Founder of the Danish royal house.
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Danes
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Hrothgar's people.
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Hrothgar
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King of the Danes.
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Wiglaf
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King of the Geats after Beowulf.
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Halfdane
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Hrothgar's father.
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What does the dragon represent?
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Hell. Fire breathing because it's the fiery mouth to hell.
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What does Grendel's mother do?
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Avenges Grendel's death by beheading Aeschere and taking back Grendel's arm, which Beowulf had taken as a trophy.
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Denmark
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Country where Heorot Hall is located.
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What weapon did Beowulf use to kill Grendel?
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He didn't use a weapon (sword). He did it with his bare hands.
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How did Beowulf kill Grendel?
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Tore off his arm, mortally wounding him.
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Kenning: ill-success
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failure
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kenning: seaworthy wave-cutter
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ship
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kenning: mere-pool
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lake
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kenning: gold-giving hall
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Heorot Hall
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kenning: battle-coat
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armour
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kenning: water-hag
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Grendel's Mother (she lives under water)
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kenning: bone-locks
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joints
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kenning: salt-trails
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tears
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kenning: Lord of Life
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God
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Epic Poem
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Poem about an epic hero.
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Epic Hero
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Protagonist of an epic poem.
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Kenning
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Two or more word metaphor.
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Alliteration
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Repetition of consonant sound, in Beowulf it's used in family names, like Halfdane father of Hrothgar.
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Mere
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Lake
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Comitatus
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Germanic code of loyalty.
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Thanes
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Warriors.
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Wyrgild
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Man payment, aka paying to compensate the family of the deceased.
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Paganism
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A non-Christian religion in which people worship more than one god.
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"So _______ waged his lonely war, inflicting constant cruelties on the people, atrocious hurt. He took over Heorot..."
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Grendel
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"And before he bedded down, _______, that price of goodness, proudly asserted: 'When it comes to fighting, I count myself as dangerous and day as Grendel.'"
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Beowulf
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"She had been forced down into fearful wathers, the cold depths, after ____ had killed his father's son."
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Cain
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"The wide kingdom reverted to Beowulf. He ruled it well for __ winters."
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50
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"So the king of the ______ raised his hand and struck hard at the enameled scales, but scarcely cut through...the mound-keeper went into a spasm and spouted deadly flames."
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Geats
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Beowulf struck Grendel's mom in the ____.
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neck
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Grendel's mother takes ___________ back with her to the lake.
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Grendel's arm
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It is ironic that Grendel's mother___________________.
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was killed with her own sword.
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The dragon seeks revenge because_________________.
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a thief stole a gem studded cup from him.
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Wyrd
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A pause or break in the meter or rhythm of a line or verse.
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What year was Beowulf written in?
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750
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Grendel's reign of terror lasts for how many years?
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12
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