Anglo-Saxon History Literary Terms People, Places, & Things The Battles Timing & Numbers
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What is the Dark Ages
The Anglo-Saxon period took place during this medieval period
100
What is an epic poem
A long, narrative poem
100
Who is Cain
Grendel is a direct descendant of this biblical figure
100
What are the men's weapons
In the first battle, Grendel casts a spell on these
100
What is 12 years/winters
The amount of time Grendel terrorized the Danes for
200
What are the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes
The three Germanic tribes that invaded England
200
What is alliteration
The repetition of initial consonant sounds in adjacent words
200
Who is Higlac
This King is also Beowulf's uncle
200
What is his mail shirt
This specific armor protected Beowulf in his battle against Grendel's mother
200
What is 50 years
The amount of time that passed between the battle with Grendel's mother and the battle with the dragon
300
What is a thane
An Anglo-Saxon warrior was called this term/name
300
What is parallel structure
This type of structure follows a repeated grammatical pattern
300
What is Hrunting
The name of Beowulf's sword
300
What is with his bare hands/no weapons
The unusual way Beowulf fought Grendel
300
What is 3,182
The number of lines in Beowulf
400
What is The Battle of Hastings
This event marked the end of the Anglo-Saxon period
400
What is a kenning
A metaphorical description that replaces a noun and gives more information about it
400
Who is Wiglaf
Out of the 12 warriors, only this one remained during the battle with the dragon
400
What is a mortal wound
During the battle with the dragon, this is inflicted on Beowulf
400
What is 30 men
The number of men Grendel killed on the first night he attacked Herot
500
What is the runic alphabet
The name of the Anglos-Saxon alphabet that Old English was first written in
500
What is a caesura
A pause/rhythmic break in the middle of a poetic line
500
Who is Unferth
The man who gave Hrunting to Beowulf
500
What is to lure Beowulf to her liar
The reason why Grendel's mother only kills one soldier in the beginning
500
What is 449 AD to 1066 AD
The specific dates of the Anglo-Saxon time period






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