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What creature does Beowulf fight in the third and final battle?
A dragon.
What is the name of the loyal than who stays with Beowulf to fight the dragon?
Wiglaf.
How did Beowulf slay the dragon?
He dealt the dragon a deadly blow in it's flank with a stabbing knife.
What was the name of Beowulf's sword, and what happened to it when he fought the dragon?
Naegling, and it snapped after Beowulf struck the dragon on the skull.
"A repitition of a consonant or sound in the first syllable of a word/phrase," refers to what Anglo-Saxon poetic device?
Alliteration.
In Beowulf, the "sea" is referred to as a "sail-road." This is an example of what Anglo-Saxon poetic device?
A kenning.
What was the name given to Britain by the Romans?
Britainnia.
In 1348, what tragedy was wiping out the European population?
The bubonic plague.
What people began their invasion and conquest of southwestern Britain around 450 A.D.?
The Anglo-Saxons.
What king began a war to enforce his claims to the throne of France in 1336?
King Edward III.
What is Eric Ewing's middle name?
John.
Who currently wears the jersey number 95 for the Pittsburgh Steelers?
Corbin Bryant.