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BEOWULF EXAM LATEST UPDATEDElegiac: - ANSWER expressing sadness for what is now past; melancholy
ANSWER allegiance; the praise and esteem of one's countrymen and
contemporaries.
Objective immortality: ANSWER one's existence depends on someone knowing
about them.
Wergild - The value placed on a man's life. If a man was killed during Beowulf's
time, a fee may be paid after his death to resolve a blood feud. This was a method
to save face and prevent more carnage.
Thane is a free (non-serf) retainer of an Anglo-Saxon lord.
Receives land for military service.
often praises the king.
ANSWER a person attached or owing service to a home, especially a servant (in
exchange for land and treasure).
Comitatus - ANSWER A group of faithful retainers serving a valiant leader.
Mead Hall is a social hall that serves as the hub of royal festivities for drinking,
dining, and entertainment.
Herot - Answer: Danish Mead Hall.
Mead is an alcoholic drink prepared from honey.
, Scope - ANSWER: A storyteller, singer, musician, and general entertainer at the
royal court.
Did a scop author write Beowulf?
1. Who is Hrothgar? Describe his forefathers and how he became king. - ANSWER
Hrothgar is the Danes' king, and Grendel threatens his mead hall and men.
2. Who is Grendel? What is the importance of Grendel's descent from Cain? -
ANSWER It means that Grendel is cursed by God and predisposed to do atrocities
like this because of his family history. He is at war with Christian civilization.
2. Describe Heorot before Grendel's onslaught. Describe Heorot following
Grendel's onslaught. - ANSWER It was a large castle that served as both Hrothgar's
throne room and a gathering spot for festivities and drinking. Grendel's onslaught
ravaged Heorot, leaving the walls saturated in blood, victims scattered like limp
dolls, and the stench of death lingering in the once joyful structure.
3. Why is Grendel attacking Heorot? What do we understand that the characters do
not? Be specific. - ANSWER Grendel terrorizes Heorot because he envies the
inhabitants' happiness. His jealousy drives him, so he decides to assault Heorot.
4. Who volunteers to help the Danes? How do his people respond to his departure?
- ANSWER Beowulf offers to help the Danes. He boasts of being able to kill
Grendel without using any weapons. His king grants him his benediction.
5. Explain how Hrothgar knows Beowulf. - ANSWER Ecgtheow sought sanctuary
with King Hrothgar of the Danes, who eventually "healed the feud by paying"
(470), i.e. made restitution to the Wulfings on Ecgtheow’s behalf. In exchange,
Ecgtheow promised to support Hrothgar.
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