Beowulf Test
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Characters:
Danes:
King Hrothgar
Unferth
Geats:
King Hygelac
Beowulf
Wiglaf
Swedes:
Prince Onela
Epic Poem:
MUST know the plot of Beowulf: Know the following battles…
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Grendel
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Grendel’s mother
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What tactics did Beowulf use? How did he win? Etc.
Where did this happen? What saved Beowulf’s life? How did he kill her? What did he
bring back to Hrothgar?
the dragon
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Who came to Beowulf’s aid? How did they kill the dragon?
Concepts:
How Beowulf’s tragic flaw led to his downfall
What the Geats are afraid will happen now that Beowulf is dead
Know the values of Anglo-Saxon society (7 on on website)
Coppola
Beowulf Test
Key Terms: focus on…
Poetry:
Alliteration
Caesura
Kenning
Personification
Anglo-Saxon Terms:
Epic poetry/heroic epic
Gielp
Heroic ideal
Scop
Wergild
Wyrd
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