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12 Cards in this Set
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What is the name of the adversary that Beowulf fights first?
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Grendel
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What is the name of the sword that is given to Beowulf by Unferth?
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Hrunting
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The epic Beowulf has a strong influence from which religion?
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Christianity
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How many men did Beowulf take with him to Denmark?
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Fourteen
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A word or phrase applied to a person to describe them, known as an epithet, can sometimes be what?
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A Kenning
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Define synecdoche
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Using a part to express the whole
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What time period did the middle ages cover?
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ca. 43 A.D. - ca. 1485 A.D.
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Name three of the four languages that co-existed in Anglo-Norman England
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Celtic, Old English, French, Latin
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Which people began their invasion and conquest of southwestern Britain around 450?
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the Anglo-Saxons
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Which hero made his earliest appearance in Celtic literature before becoming a staple subject in French, English, and German literatures?
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Arthur
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What injury has been keeping Sidney Crosby sidelined for the past eight months?
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Concussion
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Who is playing in the 2011 World Series?
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St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers
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