Beowulf Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

Annotated passage (lines 702b-897b) of Beowulf's battle with Grendel. Includes parallel translation and line numbers for easy reference. Ideal for students, particularly those studying this as their set text for Paper 2 Old English prelims at Oxford

Number of years Beowulf ruled his own country correct answers50 How does Beowulf die? correct answersHe is killed as he and Wiglaf fight the dragon. They do not receive help from other warriors. How many Geats came to Denmark? correct answers15 Where did the sword used to kill Mama Monster come from? correct answersIt was a giant's sword that Beowulf took off the monster's wall. Why does Beowulf fight with his bare hands? correct answersTo prove his bravery. The number of years ...

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 What helps Beowulf defeat Grendel's mother? correct answer...

For how long is Beowulf King? correct answers50 years What is the name of the Mead hall correct answersHerot hall For how long does Grendel terrorize the Danes? correct answers12 years How many Geats did Beowulf take to Denmark? correct answers30 The line "fate the night, intended Grendel to gnaw the broken bones of his last human supper" forshadows what? correct answersHe would be killed (by Beowulf) Beowulf represents what in the Grandel represents what? correct answersBeowulf...

Why does Beowulf journey across the sea to the land of the Danes? correct answersTo save the Danes from the monster Grendel Who was Edgetho? correct answersBeowulf's Father How does Beowulf trap Grendel? correct answersHe waits until Grendel enters Heorot and uses men as bait What does Beowulf do once he has Grendel in his clutches? correct answersHe fights him bare-handed and rips off his arm What drives Grendel to attack so many men at Herot, the mead hall? correct answersHe is an...

English: Anglo-Saxon and Beowulf Exam 2023 Graded A Which language did Ethelbert use to write his famous law code? Old English Which alphabet did the Christian Missionaries bring with them when they came to England in 595 A.D.? Latin Beowulf was originally written in which language? Old English The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, which recorded events in Anglo-Saxon society, was written in which language? Old English The name of the Anglo-Saxon king who made peace with the Danes (the Vikings) ...

What was the first English literature? correct answersThe anglo saxon literature What was anglo Saxon prose mostly written in? correct answersLatin How was Anglo Saxon poetry composed? correct answersIn oral tradition How was an Anglo Saxon writing first traveled by? correct answersScops (traveling ministrels, singing poets, news givers) Where did anglo Saxon writing go after the scops? correct answersLater copied down by Christian monks (scribes) but it was costly and time consuming...

English: Anglo-Saxon and Beowulf Exam 2023 Graded A Which language did Ethelbert use to write his famous law code? Old English Which alphabet did the Christian Missionaries bring with them when they came to England in 595 A.D.? Latin Beowulf was originally written in which language? Old English The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, which recorded events in Anglo-Saxon society, was written in which language? Old English The name of the Anglo-Saxon king who made peace with the Danes (the Vikings) ...

Who were Grendel's earliest ancestors? correct answersA pair of monsters born of Cain "Wondering what the warriors would do" is an example of what literary element? correct answersalliteration What does Grendel do on his first visit to Herot? correct answersHe kills and eats thirty men What news about Grendel spreads all over the world that makes him so frightening to Anglo-Saxons? correct answersHe seeks no peace, offers no truce, and accepts no settlement to stop killing What ex...