Beowulf Summary UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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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 ...
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 the kingdom
Hrothgar - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -King of the Danes
-kingdom prospered and enjoyed military success
-monument: mead hall
name of the mead hall - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Herot
Grendel - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -demon who descended from cain
-emerged from swampy lowlands
-listened to the nightly entertainment at herots
-angered
what initially angered Grendel? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the bards song about God's
creation of the earth
, what did Grendel do in the mead hall - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- slaughtered 30 sleeping
men
what did Grendel do after his first attack - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- he struck again the
following night
how many years did Grendel wreck havoc in mead hall - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 12
years
how do the Danes hope to harm Grendel - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- make offers at pagan
shrines
who is beowulf the nephew of - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the Geatish king Hygelac
where is Geatland - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -not far from Denmark
-Sweden
Beowulf goes to - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Danes to defeat Grendel w 14 men
what do the watchmen do when they see Beowulf and ships - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -
stops Beowulf and his crew and demands to know their business.
-He admits that he has never seen outsiders come ashore so fearless
-watchman says he will order someone to watch the ships for Beowulf
beowulf is the son of - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Ecgthow
what does Wulfgar do when he sees Beowulf arrive at the mead hall - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- -stops Beowulf and asks him to state his business w Hrothgar
- Beowulf asks him to speak to the king
-Wulfgar is impressed and takes the message to Hrothgar
-Hrothgar remembers Beowulf from when he was a child and tells him he was friends w his
father
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