Beowulf Questions and Answer | Latest Update 2024/2025
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Beowulf
Institution
Beowulf
Elegiac:
~~> expressing sorrow for something now past; melancholy
lof:
~~> loyalty; the praise and esteem of one's country men and
contemporaries
Objective immortality
~~> one's existence depends on someone knowing about them
Wergild
~~> he price placed on a man's life. If a ma...
~~> a storyteller, singer, musician, general entertainer at royal court.
Did a scop author Beowulf?
1. Who is Hrothgar? Describe his ancestors and how he came to be king.
~~> Hrothgar is king of the Danes whose mead hall and men are menaced
by Grendel.
2. Who is Grendel? What is the significance of Grendel being descended
from Cain?
~~> It signifies that Grendel is cursed by God and inclined to commit crimes
like this because of his family tree. He's at odds with Christian civilization.
2. Describe Heorot before Grendel's attacks. Describe Heorot after Grendel's
attacks.
~~> It was a grand castle that was Hrothgar's throne room as well as the
place for parties and drinking. Heorot was destroyed by Grendel's attacks:
the walls were soaked in blood, bodies were scattered like limp dolls and the
smell of death lingered in the once cheerful building.
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
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