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Hrothgar correct answersKing of the Danes in southern Denmark 
 
Herot correct answersa magnificent mead hall (where loyal warriors feast, drink, and tell tales of the scops: AngloSaxon bards) that symbolizes the power and prosperity of Hrothgar 
 
also symbolized the might and power of the SpearDanes under Hrothgar 
 
scop (bard) correct answersan Anglo-Saxon poet who was commissioned by the early Germanic kings or warriors to entertain them by reciting the poetry to the accompaniment of a harp...
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How do we know Beowulf is a legendary hero? correct answersHe is larger than life and is remembered from tales long ago 
 
Why does Beowulf go see Hrothgar? correct answersHe wants to help Hrothgar by killing Grendel 
 
What statement best demonstrates that Beowulf is an honorable man? correct answersHe refuses to use a sword to fight Grendel because G has none 
 
What weapon does Beowulf use to kill Grendel? correct answershis hands 
 
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Who is Hrothgar? correct answersThe King of the Danes 
 
How many years had Grendel attacked the hall? correct answers12 
 
Why does Grendel attack the mead hall in Beowulf? correct answersHe's miserable and the songs of life and goodness enrage him. 
 
What does Beowulf boast that he is going to do to Grendel? correct answersDestroy him with his bare hands 
 
How does Hrothgar know of Beowulf? correct answersHrothgar was friends with Beowulf's father. 
 
What is a scop? correct answersA poet ...
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Who is Scyld Shefing? correct answersAn ancestor of Hrothgar 
 
Hrogthar correct answersKing of the Danes 
 
Heorot correct answersHrothgar's mead hall 
 
Grendel correct answersA demon descended from Cain, Grendel preys on Hrothgar's warriors in the king's mead-hall, Heorot. Because his ruthless and miserable existence is part of the retribution exacted by God for Cain's murder of Abel, Grendel fits solidly within the ethos of vengeance that governs the world of the poem. 
 
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What made Scyld Shefing a 'good king'? correct answersHe had gotten the loyalty of folk far due to his power and wealth and near who gave him tribute. 
 
Why is it important for a youth to "give with a free hand while in his father's house"? correct answersSo he can have loyal warriors to aid him in the future. 
 
Why would 'friends and kinsmen' follow Hrothgar? correct answersHe was successful at combat and had wealth. 
 
Who is Beowulf? correct answersHe is a Geat warrior, son of the wa...
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Who is Hrothgar? correct answersKing of the Danes (people of Denmark) 
 
What is Herot? correct answersA wooden, large mead hall where men of the community go to meet, celebrate, eat, sleep, etc. 
 
Describe Grendel using 4 specific details from the text. correct answersa) powerful monster 
 b) demon, fiend who haunts the moors (marshy wild land) 
 c) spawned (given birth) by a pair of monsters descended from Cain 
 d) has great claws - tears apart and eats men/drinks their blood 
 
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Why does Beowulf come to England? correct answersHe doesn't go to England 
 
Why do the Anglo-Saxons write about the Beowulf story? correct answersTo teach what they value in terms of ethics, bravery, and courage. 
 
What does Heorot symbolize? correct answersThe hall of Hrothgar - power and wealth 
 
What does Unferth's name mean in translation - how is this indicative of his behavior? correct answersPeace breaker - he is jealous and envious of Beowulf's talents, and taunts Beowulf to debase...
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Who is king of the Danes? 3 things 
-The king of the Danes is Hrothgar. 
-He's a great king and a gift-giver. 
-Father figure for Beowulf. 
 
 
 
What is the name of the banquet hall and why is it so important? 
Heorot; 
-It is described as the highest of all banquet halls; 
-it serves as a symbol of power; 
-Heorot is the location for king Hrothgars throne 
 
 
 
On his first attack, Grendel kills how many warriors? 
30 
 
 
 
The banquet hall then stood empty for how many years? 
12 years 
 
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who was the author of beowulf correct answersburton raffel 
 
what language was beowulf written in correct answersOld English 
 
how long ago was beowulf written correct answersit was written in the 500s 
 
who is hrothgar correct answersKing of the Danes 
 
what drives grendel to attack herot correct answerstheir happiness makes him angry 
 
how many danes did grendel kill his first attack correct answers30 danes 
 
why does beowulf come to hrothgar's aid correct answershe is paying him back f...
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