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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...

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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.




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