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List the characteristics of the epic poem
- 1.Long narrative poem
- 2.Centered on hero of cosmic importance
- 3.settingis know world of author
- 4.Super human deeds
- 5.Divine intervention
- 6.Ornate elevated style
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Flyting
Dispute in profesiancy of a topic
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Ubi sunt motif...
latin, "Whare are those who came before us" Incurages the reader to prepare spiritually.
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Who was Shild
The first king of the Herot
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What kind of king was Shild
A good, generous, skilled, couragous king
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How was Shild burried
On a ship, most of his treasure
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Whom was the son of Beo
Healfdane
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Who was Healfdanes children
Hrothgar, Hergar, Halga, Yrs
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What was Hrothgars mead hall called.
Herot
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Where did Grendel come from
Kane
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What is the first thing that Grendel does when he gets to Herot
kills 30 men.
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How long does Grendel ravage the Danes
12 years
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Why do the Danes sacrafice to the old stone gods
They felt as if god was not on thier side
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who was beowulfs king
Higilac (Real person)
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Where does Beowulf come from.
The Geats
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How man men does Beowulf take with him to herot
14
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Describe the Guard of Denmarks coasts welcome to Beowulf and the Geats
Defensive
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Who is Beowulfs father
Edgetheo
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What does beowulf give as his reason for coming to denmark
To aid the danes in their time of need
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How does the coast guard resopond to Beowulfs claim of friendship
leads them to herot
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who greets beowulf at herot and brings his message to hrothgar
Wulfgar
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What is about Beowulf and his companie that impress wulfgar
Their weopons and armor
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How does Hrothgar react to Beowulfs arrival
He is pleased and knows of his skill and nobility
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What two stories are told to demonstrate beowulfs stregnth
He drove a race of giants into chains and went into the ocean and killed 6 monsters
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How does beowulf plan to fight Grendel
Barehanded
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How did hrothgar aide Beowulfs father
Ended his quarrel with huntings bye giving them treasure
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How do the Danes spend the rest of the evening after Beowulfs arival.
Drinking and rejoycing
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Why does unfurth challenge Beowulf
Because he is drunk and is jeolous of the tales being told of Beowulfs greatness
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What does unfurth say to challenge beowulfs greatness
Brings up his shortcommings and his loss of the swimming match to Brecca
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How does beowulf answer unfurths challenge
He tells unfurth that he is drunk and tells him of what happend at the race with Brecca
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How does beowulf lose the race with Brecca
He is swept up by a great sword and is forced to fight attacking monsters
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How does Beowulf humble Unfurth
he reminds him that he has done nothing great and mentions his murdering of his kin
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Who is Welthow, and how does she treat the incoming Geats
She is the queen of the Danes and treats the Geats with much respect
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What promise does Hrothgar make to Beowulf
If he succeeds he will be granted a large cache of treausre
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How does beowulf await Grendel
Lying awake, waiting
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How does the auther build suspence at the begining of part 11
By describing Grendels ascent from the marsh to Herot
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What does Grendel do when he first reachs Herot
He rips the doors off the henges of Herot and eats a Geat
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Describe the fight with Grendel
He grabs Grendels claws and dosnt let go. It is very noisy and violent
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Why cant beowulfs weopons harm Grendel
He cursed all the weopons of man
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How does Beowulf win the fight with Grendel
He rips his arm off
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Where does Grendel run to after the fight
The marsh
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What trophy does Beowulf hang in Herot
Grendels severed arm
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