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Beowulf Questions and Answer |
Latest Update 2024/2025
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 man was killed during Beowulf's
time, it was possible to pay a price after the person's death in order to put an
end to a blood feud. This was a way of saving face and averting further
bloodshed.
Thane
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~~> a free (non-serf) retainer of an Anglo-Saxon lord
receives lands for military service
often praises king
Retainer
~~> a person attached or owing service to a household, especially a
servant (in return get land and treasure)
Comitatus
~~> band of loyal retainers serving a brave leader
Mead Hall
~~> a social hall, center of royal festivities for drinking, eating, entertainment.
Herot
~~> Danish Mead Hall
Mead
~~> alcoholic drink made from honey
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Scop
~~> 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
Beowulf Questions and Answer |
Latest Update 2024/2025
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 man was killed during Beowulf's
time, it was possible to pay a price after the person's death in order to put an
end to a blood feud. This was a way of saving face and averting further
bloodshed.
Thane
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
, 2 | P a g e | © copyright 2024/2025 | Grade A+
~~> a free (non-serf) retainer of an Anglo-Saxon lord
receives lands for military service
often praises king
Retainer
~~> a person attached or owing service to a household, especially a
servant (in return get land and treasure)
Comitatus
~~> band of loyal retainers serving a brave leader
Mead Hall
~~> a social hall, center of royal festivities for drinking, eating, entertainment.
Herot
~~> Danish Mead Hall
Mead
~~> alcoholic drink made from honey
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
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Scop
~~> 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
