Beowulf Bundled Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

who is Hrothgar? - king of the Dans (people of Denmark) What is Herot? - A wooden, large mead hall where men of the community go to meet, celebrate , eat, sleep,ect What words and phrases intros sections does the poet use to establish Grendel as a fearsome creature. - a)powerful monster b)dem...

When was it written? - Between 700 -1000 AD Who is the author? - unknown Where does Beowulf take place? - Denmark & Sweden, in Scandinavia How was the story spread? - Oral tradition Who actually wrote down the story of Beowulf? - Christian monks What language was Beowulf originally composed in?...

How does Hrothgar's family single him out as a leader? - He was so great in combat and war that he was looked at as the leader. Why does Hrothgar build a mead-hall and what is it called? - To show that's it's greater than any other mead-hall on the earth. It's named Heorot. Place for gather...

English (Anglo Saxon and Beowulf ) UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Describe the weather of Great Britain. How might that have played a role in the mood and behavior of the people living there? - Correct Answer- rainy, foggy, dark. Make you gloomy, not energized, depressing. Lost o...

Beowulf Summary UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Beginning - CORRECT ANSWER- -Sheild Sheafson (king of the ancient Danes and founder of their royal line) he began life as an abandoned infant but became v powerful. put in boat sheafsons son - CORRECT ANSWER- Beow: inherited t...

Beowulf Plot UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Hrothgar - CORRECT ANSWER- He is the king of the Danes. He is an extremist that is intelligent but cowardly. He paid off his brother's enemies instead of fighting them. Herot - CORRECT ANSWER- Hrothgar's hall where all the men we...