Let’s play… By: Krishi Dudhia & Eleana Pardo BEOWULF JEOPARDY!

Contestant Panel Unferth HrothgarBeowulfWealtheow GrendelGrendel’s Mother

THE FINAL QUESTION

100-KENNINGS-100 What does the kenning “battle-sarks” mean? “Their battle-sarks rattled, the gear of the heroes.” (Chapter 6, line 9) Back To Table of Contents Answer: Battle equipment

300-KENNINGS-300 What does the kenning “doughty-in-battle” mean? “The wave-current swallowed the doughty-in-battle.” (Chapter 23, line 22) Back To Table of Contents Answer: Brave in battle

500-KENNINGS-500 What does the kenning “table-companions” mean? “He slew in anger his table-companions, trustworthy counsellors.” (Chapter 25, line 63) Back To Table of Contents Answer: Friends

700-KENNINGS-700 Who is being described by the kenning “gold-giver”? Who is the “gold-giver”? “The bloody-toothed murderer, mindful of evils, wish to escape from the gold-giver’s palace.” (Chapter 30, line 50) Back To Table of Contents Answer: Hrothgar

900-KENNINGS-900 What does the kenning “noble-born” mean? “A noble-born Daneman the knights should be feasting.” (Chapter 30, line 4) Back To Table of Contents Answer: Born to nobility such as a king or prince

100- CHARACTERS-100 Who was the presumptuous character who insulted Beowulf? Back To Table of Contents Answer: Unferth

300- CHARACTERS-300 Which character was a king’s best friend and was killed by a motherly monster? Back To Table of Contents Answer: Æschere

500- CHARACTERS-500 Who is the father of Beowulf? Back To Table of Contents Answer: Ecgtheow

700- CHARACTERS-700 Who is the son of Higelac? Back To Table of Contents Answer: Heardred

900- CHARACTERS-900 What is the name of King Hrothgar’s son? Back To Table of Contents Answer: Hrothulf

200-TOUGH QUESTIONS-200 Why wasn’t Beowulf written before the 6 th -8 th century? Back To Table of Contents Answer: It was oral tradition

400-TOUGH QUESTIONS-400 What was the name of Unferth’s sword? Back To Table of Contents Answer: Hrunting

600-TOUGH QUESTIONS-600 What is the name of Hrethel’s son that was killed by his brother? Back To Table of Contents Answer: Herebald

800-TOUGH QUESTIONS-800 When telling stories after Beowulf defeated Grendel, the story of Finn came up. What was the name of Finn’s wife and his general? Back To Table of Contents Answer: His wife was Hildeburg and the general was Hnæf

1000-TOUGH QUESTIONS-1000 What is the significance of the number 8 in Christianity? Back To Table of Contents Answer: It relates to the writings in the New Testament which were only penned by 8 men (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, James, Peter, Jude, Paul) "The Basics of Numerology." About Religion. Web. 19 Mar

200-HISTORY/RELIGION-200 How did the Christianity references come into the original Pagan Beowulf story? Back To Table of Contents Answer: The monk who put Beowulf on paper added Christianity references

400-HISTORY/RELIGION-400 What is the importance of lineage in the Anglo Saxon times? Back To Table of Contents Answer: It determined who you were, your friends, and who you owed favors to through comitatus

600-HISTORY/RELIGION-600 What is the significance of the number 4 in Pagan? Back To Table of Contents Answer: It relates to the four elements, four seasons, and the four cardinal directions

800-HISTORY/RELIGION-800 What are qualities of an Anglo-Saxon hero? Back To Table of Contents Answer: Bravery and loyalty

1000-HISTORY/RELIGION-1000 Whose library containing an original manuscript of Beowulf burned? Back To Table of Contents Answer: Robert Cotton

100-ARTIFACTS-100 What was the item that killed Grendel’s mother? Back To Table of Contents Answer: The giant sword

300-ARTIFACTS-300 How many horses did Hrothgar present to Beowulf? Back To Table of Contents Answer: Eight horses

500-ARTIFACTS-500 What did Beowulf bring back from his battle with Grendel’s mother? Back To Table of Contents Answer: The sword hilt and Grendel’s head

700-ARTIFACTS-700 Who stole the dragon’s jewel beaker? Back To Table of Contents Answer: A servant

900-ARTIFACTS-900 The necklace given to Beowulf by Wealtheow in this story is the mythological Brisingamen necklace. For whom did the dwarfs make the necklace? Back To Table of Contents Answer: Freya

100-PLOT EVENTS-100 What is the name of Beowulf’s friend who defeated him in a swimming match? Back To Table of Contents Answer: Breca

300-PLOT EVENTS-300 Who greeted Beowulf and his companions when they first came to Daneland? Back To Table of Contents Answer: A Danish coast guard

500-PLOT EVENTS-500 How many days did it take Beowulf to swim, fight Grendel’s mother, and then come back to the surface? Back To Table of Contents Answer: About 1 day and 9 hours

700-PLOT EVENTS-700 Who is the companion who supports Beowulf in the battle with the dragon? Back To Table of Contents Answer: Wiglaf

900-PLOT EVENTS-900 How many days does it take for the Geats to build Beowulf’s Barrow? Back To Table of Contents Answer: 10 days

FINAL QUESTION Please write down your wagers now. No wager can exceed $1000. Write down your name, fold the paper, and hand it in to Krishi.

And now…The moment we’ve all been waiting for… The final question is… Who was Yrmenlaf? (He was included in chapter 21 on lines 3-4)

FINAL QUESTION Please hand your answer into Krishi right now and we will look through them.

And the answer is… Yrmenlaf is Æschere’s younger brother! “Dead is Æschere, Yrmenlaf’s brother, older than he…” (chap. 21, lines 3-4)

The winner is…

BEOWULF ENDING

GRENDEL ENDING

HROTHGAR ENDING

GRENDEL’S MOTHER ENDING

UNFERTH ENDING

WEALTHEOW ENDING

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