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Beowulf 1-1639
Beowulf 41-80
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| who came before hrothgar? | beow and scyld |
| what was the name of hrothgar's hall? | Heorot |
| who attacks heorot? | Grendel |
| what were the men singing about before grendel's attack? | the creation |
| who is grendel descended from? | Cain |
| how many winters did the danes suffer attacks? | For twelve winters |
| how is beowulf related to hygelac? | Hygelac’s thane |
| where is beowulf from? | Geatland |
| what does the watchman note about beowulf? | Nor have I seen a mightier man-at-arms on this earth than the one standing here: unless I am mistaken, he is truly noble. |
| who is beowulf's father? | Ecgtheow |
| how does beowulf promise to fight grendel? | hand-to-hand |
| how does beowulf challenge unferth? | The fact is, Unferth, if you were truly as keen or courageous as you claim to be Grendel would never have got away with such unchecked atrocity |
| what happens during beowulf and grendel's fight in the hall? | a tremendous wound appeared on his shoulder. Sinews split and the bone-lappings burst |
| what does beowulf do with his trophy? | Clear proof of this could be seen in the hand the hero displayed high up near the roof: the whole of Grendel’s shoulder and arm |
| who is beowulf compared to? | Sigemund |
| what did sigemund do? | he killed the dragon, the guardian of the hoard |
| who is beowulf contrasted from? | Heremod |
| what did heremod do? | evil entered into Heremod |
| what does the scop sing about during the celebration? | Finn and his sons, unfolding the tale of the fierce attack in Friesland where Hnaef, king of the Danes, met death |
| what happens to finn? | Thus blood was spilled, the gallant Finn slain in his home |
| who comes for vengeance? | Grendel’s mother |
| who did grendel's mother take? | Aeschere |
| how does beowulf react? | It is always better to avenge dear ones than to indulge in mourning |
| how did the danes find aeschere? | they came upon Aeschere’s head at the foot of the cliff |
| who gives beowulf the sword? | Unferth |
| what happens to hrunting? | the shining blade refused to bite |
| what weapon does beowulf use for the killing blow? | a sword in her armory, an ancient heirloom from the days of the giants, an ideal weapon, one that any warrior would envy, but so huge and heavy of itself only Beowulf could wield it in a battle |
| what does he do when he finds grendel's corpse? | Beowulf cut the corpse’s head off |
| what point do the danes abandon hope that beowulf will return? | The ninth hour of the day arrived. The brave Shieldings abandoned the cliff-top and the king went home |
| what happens to the giant sword? | its blade had melted and the scrollwork on it burned, so scalding was the blood of the poisonous !end who had perished there |
| how many people were needed to carry grendel's head? | It was a task for four to hoist Grendel’s head on a spear |
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