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