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Master the epic Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf with this comprehensive set of 49 study flash cards. Perfect for students and literature enthusiasts, these cards cover all major characters, events, and theme...
King of the Danes (people of Denmark)
A wooden, large mead hall where men of the community go to meet,celebrate,eat,sleep,etc.
a)powerful monster b) demon, fiend who haunts the moors (marshy wild land) c) spawned (given birth) by a pair of monsters descended from Cain d) has great claws- tears apart and eats men/drinks their blood
The men are happy, enjoy music, live in nature's beauty, enjoy each other's company in the mead hall.
He sneaks up at night, grabs men and smashes them, runs out with their bodies, takes them to his lair as food.
Cain
The mead hall stays empty for years: 12 winters. It is constantly attacked by Grendel who would not agree to any kind of truce or payoff.
A young warrior from Geatland. He is "strongest of the Geats" and "greater and strongest than anyone anywhere in the world."
Geatland
He decides to go help Hrothgar, the king of the Danes, get rid of the monster Grendel.
Because Hrothgar needed the help and because Beowulf was loved by the Geats.
Sailors brought the stories of Herot and Grendel's attacks at night
a) Drove 5 giants into chains and chased all of that race from the earth b) Hunted and killed one by one the monsters of the ocean
that he alone and with the help of of his men would rid the evil (Grendel) from the mead hall and that he will do so without a weapon
Grendel will carry their bloody flesh to the moors, crunch their bones, and smear torn scraps of skin on the walls of his den (lair)
That night
out of the marsh from the foot of misty hills and bogs
1st: Beowulf was awake and ready, and 2nd: Beowulf instantly seizes him and bends back his claws to his arm.
Grendel had "bewitched all the men's weapons, laid spells that blunted every mortal's blade."
He snaps off his arm. Grendel escapes, but he could only flee to his hole (lair) at the bottom of the marsh to wait for death.
He hangs Grendel's claws, arm, shoulder (all attached) from the rafters of Herot (mead hall).
Forever joyless, rushed angrily, snarling/fearce, "floodeed with fear," and "writhing monster" (writhing means moving in pain)
a) Hall rang, roof boards swayed b) Herot trembled c) beautiful walls shaped and fastened with iron d) built to withstand all EXCEPT FIRE
1) Benches rattle. 2) Gold outside of wall's. 3) Iron Wall.
3) It is dark and no one knows its depth 2) At night the lake burns like a torch 1) Deer refuse to flee into its dark waves even to escape certain death by wolves on the shore
Avenge her son.
The Danes return to eating and sleeping in Herot because they felt they were now safe. (Beowulf and his warriors were housed in a different hall then)
1) Grendel's arm. 2) Hrothgard's best friend (dead).
To Kill Grendel's mom. Lots of gold.
He has to dive for 4 hours to the muddy bottom of the lake; she finds him, attacks him, and takes him to her "home"; while all this is happening, other monsters come to see and take part. Her home is a battlehall bright with light/flame.
His mail armor and God.
Longing for fame
Bit by the mom.
He sees a sword hanging on the wall - a massive sword hammered by giants, strong and blessed with their magic. He takes this sword and is able to kill her although all that remains of the sword is the hilt (the handle).
They think Beowulf has been killed when they see blood come to the surface so they leave.
They are faithful and stay because they cannot believe they will never see him again.
1) Grendel's head. 2) Mighty sward (hilts of the giants jeweled sword.)
King of Geats
The Dragon
He draws blood, but the sword cracks and breaks off before it goes deep enough into the dragon to cause any significant wound.
They flee and run away
Wiglaf
Beowulf's sword remnant shatters and the dragon wounds him in the neck. Wiglaf strikes at the dragon with Beowulf and they succeed in killing the dragon.
Go to the dragon den and get as many treasure as possible.
? He dies leaving Wiglaf to rule as king. After he is burned (cremated), his warriors are to build his tomb high in the form of a tower by the water's edge.
Beowulf gives him his golden necklace, his golden helmet, his rings and mail shirt because Wiglaf will now be king. Wiglaf then attacks the traitors verbally and tells them they cannot share in the treasure and that they must face their shame.
Built the tower, strong, and tall. Dragons treasure left in his tower.
He wants the tower built of seafarers/sailors could find their way in the darkness, could tell where land was.
1) A job well done, bravery, loyalty, and commitment to good are what are meaningful in life 2) Fear, shame, greed, and disloyalty create a bad life.