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Beowulf
“Beowulf” is an Old English heroic poem comprised of 3,182 alliterative long lines. It was considered one of the most important literary works of the Anglo-Saxons between the 8th and 11th centuries.
1,744 Questions
Why were weapons useless against grendel?
The weapons of Beowulf's warriors are ineffective against Grendel because Grendel put a spell on there swords to not pierce his skin. His ancestor Cain bewitched all weapons so they could not harm him.
Why does Beowulf go to denmark?
Beowulf goes to Denmark to help King Hrothgar and his people by defeating the monster Grendel, who has been terrorizing the kingdom. Beowulf aims to prove his worth as a hero and uphold his reputation for bravery and strength.
Who guides Beowulf to the dragon's barrow?
In the epic poem "Beowulf," a mysterious old man leads Beowulf to the dragon's barrow. This old man happens to be a former slave who had stumbled upon the dragon's treasure and had taken a single cup from it, provoking the dragon's wrath.
Beowulf uses to kill Grendel's mother?
Beowulf uses a giant's sword to kill Grendel's mother in their underwater lair. He finds the sword hanging on the wall and uses it to strike a fatal blow.
How many men accompany Beowulf to hunt for grendel?
Beowulf is accompanied by fourteen of his bravest warriors to hunt for Grendel.
What are the three adventures of Beowulf?
The 3 main parts of Beowulf are:
The killing of Grendel
The killing of Grendel's Mother
The death of Beowulf from a dargon
What are the 3 conflicts in Beowulf?
The main conflict of Eragon was that Eragon doesn't know what to do- to trust Brom or not, and to go to the Varden or not
Basically, the main conflict in Eragon, is that Eragon Has to make the Decision of what to do when he get's to the Varden. Will He stay there, and Battle the empire his whole life, contently in war, will he Roam Alagaesia his whole life with Saphira, Or will he hide in the woods, hidden his whole life against the world?
Where does Beowulf first encounter Grendel's mother?
Beowulf first encounters Grendel's mother in her underwater lair beneath a lake after she attacks Heorot Hall in revenge for the death of Grendel.
Grendel is said to be born of what biblical character's line?
Grendel is said to be born of the line of Cain, a biblical character who committed the first murder by killing his brother Abel. Grendel is portrayed as a descendant of Cain in the epic poem "Beowulf".
What was Beowulf and his men ordered to leave outside?
Beowulf and his men were ordered to leave their weapons and armor outside when they entered the mead hall of King Hrothgar in the epic poem Beowulf.
How does grendel respond to the realization that Beowulf will challenge his fighting skills?
Grendel feels threatened by Beowulf's challenge and becomes anxious. He is filled with fear, as he knows Beowulf is a formidable opponent who poses a significant challenge to his fighting skills.
Who is the father of shield sheafson?
The father of Shield Sheafson is Beo. He is mentioned in the epic poem "Beowulf."
Beowulf is assisted in killing the dragon by?
Beowulf is assisted in killing the dragon by Wiglaf, a courageous warrior who comes to his aid when all the other warriors flee in fear. Wiglaf provides essential support and lands the final blow to the dragon, helping Beowulf achieve victory in the battle.
Beowulf comes from the land of the to offer his help to the Danes' king?
Beowulf was from Geatland (in modern day Sweden)
Which of the following describes the events in Beowulf sections XIX - XXI?
In sections XIX-XXI of Beowulf, the hero Beowulf fights and defeats the dragon that is terrorizing his kingdom. Despite his victory, Beowulf is mortally wounded in the battle. Beowulf's death marks the end of an era and the passing of a great warrior.
What battle is a direct result of Beowulf beating Grendel?
The battle that directly follows Beowulf defeating Grendel is his confrontation with Grendel's mother in her underwater lair.
Who is the dragon's momther in Beowulf?
The it doesnt mention the dragon having a mother Grendel (monster) has a mother but its given a name
What was life at herot like before grendel began attacking warriors there?
Prior to the appearance of Grendel, the life of the Danes was relatively easy. However, once Grendel went to war with them, this atmosphere disappeared and the people were left in fear of the monster. This went on for thirteen years prior to the entrance of Beowulf.
"Wolf of the Waves" is not a recognized term or phrase in any specific context. It may refer to a creative or symbolic concept that combines the cunning nature of a wolf with the power and unpredictability of the ocean waves.
The long journey of an epic hero can be considered a metaphor for?
The epic hero's struggles against supernatural monsters may be a metaphor for our own struggles with difficulties that we could never anticipate.
Beowulf is set among Anglo-Saxon tribes before they migrated to?
Beowulf is set among Anglo-Saxon tribes before they migrated to England. It takes place in Scandinavia, primarily in what is now Sweden and Denmark.
What would be an example of loss of innocence in Beowulf?
An example of loss of innocence in Beowulf is when the character Beowulf faces the harsh realities of mortality and the limitations of his own strength during his battle with the dragon. This experience forces him to confront his own vulnerability and mortality, marking a loss of the innocence and invincibility he may have felt earlier in the epic.
Beowulf was originally composed as an?
Beowulf was originally composed as an epic that was memorized, not written down.
What was Beowulf challenged by in the hall?
Grendel see text:
710Ða com of more under misthleoþum
Grendel gongan, godes yrre bær;
mynte se manscaða manna cynnes
sumne besyrwan in sele þam hean.
Wod under wolcnum to þæs þe he winreced,
715goldsele gumena, gearwost wisse,
fættum fahne. Ne wæs þæt forma sið
þæt he Hroþgares ham gesohte;
næfre he on aldordagum ær ne siþðan
heardran hæle, healðegnas fand.
720Com þa to recede rinc siðian,
dreamum bedæled. Duru sona onarn,
fyrbendum fæst, syþðan he hire folmum æthran;
onbræd þa bealohydig, ða he gebolgen wæs,
recedes muþan. Raþe æfter þon
725on fagne flor feond treddode,
eode yrremod; him of eagum stod
ligge gelicost leoht unfæger.
Geseah he in recede rinca manige,
swefan sibbegedriht samod ætgædere,
730magorinca heap. þa his mod ahlog;
mynte þæt he gedælde, ærþon dæg cwome,
atol aglæca, anra gehwylces
lif wið lice, þa him alumpen wæs
wistfylle wen. Ne wæs þæt wyrd þa gen
735þæt he ma moste manna cynnes
ðicgean ofer þa niht. þryðswyð beheold
mæg Higelaces, hu se manscaða
under færgripum gefaran wolde.
Ne þæt se aglæca yldan þohte,
740ac he gefeng hraðe forman siðe
slæpendne rinc, slat unwearnum,
bat banlocan, blod edrum dranc,
synsnædum swealh; sona hæfde
unlyfigendes eal gefeormod,
745fet ond folma. Forð near ætstop,
nam þa mid handa higeþihtigne
rinc on ræste, ræhte ongean
feond mid folme; he onfeng hraþe
inwitþancum ond wið earm gesæt.
750Sona þæt onfunde fyrena hyrde
þæt he ne mette middangeardes,
eorþan sceata, on elran men
mundgripe maran. He on mode wearð
forht on ferhðe; no þy ær fram meahte.
755Hyge wæs him hinfus, wolde on heolster fleon,
secan deofla gedræg; ne wæs his drohtoð þær
swylce he on ealderdagum ær gemette.
Gemunde þa se goda, mæg Higelaces,
æfenspræce, uplang astod
760ond him fæste wiðfeng; fingras burston.
Eoten wæs utweard; eorl furþur stop.
Mynte se mæra, þær he meahte swa,
widre gewindan ond on weg þanon
fleon on fenhopu; wiste his fingra geweald
765on grames grapum. þæt wæs geocor sið
þæt se hearmscaþa to Heorute ateah.
Dryhtsele dynede; Denum eallum wearð,
ceasterbuendum, cenra gehwylcum,
eorlum ealuscerwen. Yrre wæron begen,
770reþe renweardas. Reced hlynsode.
þa wæs wundor micel þæt se winsele
wiðhæfde heaþodeorum, þæt he on hrusan ne feol,
fæger foldbold; ac he þæs fæste wæs
innan ond utan irenbendum
775searoþoncum besmiþod. þær fram sylle abeag
medubenc monig, mine gefræge,
golde geregnad, þær þa graman wunnon.
þæs ne wendon ær witan Scyldinga
þæt hit a mid gemete manna ænig,
780betlic ond banfag, tobrecan meahte,
listum tolucan, nymþe liges fæþm
swulge on swaþule. Sweg up astag
niwe geneahhe; Norðdenum stod
atelic egesa, anra gehwylcum
785þara þe of wealle wop gehyrdon,
gryreleoð galan godes ondsacan,
sigeleasne sang, sar wanigean
helle hæfton. Heold hine fæste
se þe manna wæs mægene strengest
790on þæm dæge þysses lifes.
Translation
THEN from the moorland, by misty crags,
with God's wrath laden, Grendel came.
The monster was minded of mankind now
sundry to seize in the stately house.
Under welkin he walked, till the wine-palace there,
gold-hall of men, he gladly discerned,
flashing with fretwork. Not first time, this,
that he the home of Hrothgar sought, --
yet ne'er in his life-day, late or early,
such hardy heroes, such hall-thanes, found!
To the house the warrior walked apace,
parted from peace;1 the portal opended,
though with forged bolts fast, when his fists had struck it,
and baleful he burst in his blatant rage,
the house's mouth. All hastily, then,
o'er fair-paved floor the fiend trod on,
ireful he strode; there streamed from his eyes
fearful flashes, like flame to see.
He spied in hall the hero-band,
kin and clansmen clustered asleep,
hardy liegemen. Then laughed his heart;
for the monster was minded, ere morn should dawn,
savage, to sever the soul of each,
life from body, since lusty banquet
waited his will! But Wyrd forbade him
to seize any more of men on earth
after that evening. Eagerly watched
Hygelac's kinsman his cursed foe,
how he would fare in fell attack.
Not that the monster was minded to pause!
Straightway he seized a sleeping warrior
for the first, and tore him fiercely asunder,
the bone-frame bit, drank blood in streams,
swallowed him piecemeal: swiftly thus
the lifeless corse was clear devoured,
e'en feet and hands. Then farther he hied;
for the hardy hero with hand he grasped,
felt for the foe with fiendish claw,
for the hero reclining, -- who clutched it boldly,
prompt to answer, propped on his arm.
Soon then saw that shepherd-of-evils
that never he met in this middle-world,
in the ways of earth, another wight
with heavier hand-gripe; at heart he feared,
sorrowed in soul, -- none the sooner escaped!
Fain would he flee, his fastness seek,
the den of devils: no doings now
such as oft he had done in days of old!
Then bethought him the hardy Hygelac-thane
of his boast at evening: up he bounded,
grasped firm his foe, whose fingers cracked.
The fiend made off, but the earl close followed.
The monster meant -- if he might at all --
to fling himself free, and far away
fly to the fens, -- knew his fingers' power
in the gripe of the grim one. Gruesome march
to Heorot this monster of harm had made!
Din filled the room; the Danes were bereft,
castle-dwellers and clansmen all,
earls, of their ale. Angry were both
those savage hall-guards: the house resounded.
Wonder it was the wine-hall firm
in the strain of their struggle stood, to earth
the fair house fell not; too fast it was
within and without by its iron bands
craftily clamped; though there crashed from sill
many a mead-bench -- men have told me --
gay with gold, where the grim foes wrestled.
So well had weened the wisest Scyldings
that not ever at all might any man
that bone-decked, brave house break asunder,
crush by craft, -- unless clasp of fire
in smoke engulfed it. -- Again uprose
din redoubled. Danes of the North
with fear and frenzy were filled, each one,
who from the wall that wailing heard,
God's foe sounding his grisly song,
cry of the conquered, clamorous pain
from captive of hell. Too closely held him
he who of men in might was strongest
in that same day of this our life.
