1. Beowulf Vocabulary

2. Resolute
Firm determination; bold.

3. Vehemently
A forceful energy; powerful

4. Infallible
Incapable of error.

5. Furled
To wrap around something

6. Lavish
Marked by excess;
extravagant.

7. Assail
To attack violently.

8. Extolled
To praise highly; glorify.

9. Epic
A long narrative poem that recounts the deeds of a legendary hero.

10. Mead
Fermented beverage like beer.

11. Reparation
Making amends; paying for damages.

12. Solace
To soothe.

13. Prow
The projecting part (front)
of a ship.

14. Shroud
A burial garment.

15. Vex
To bring distress; to irritate.

16. Reprisal
Regaining of something; to pay back

17. Scabbard
The sheath for a sword.

18. Hilt
The handle of a sword.

19. Scop
Charles Dickens
An old English bard or poet.

20. Archetype
A perfect example; prototype

21. Kenning In Anglo-Saxon poetry, a metaphorical phrase or compound
Word used to name a person, place, thing or even indirectly.

22. Alliteration The repetition of consonant sounds in words that are
close to one another.

23. Pagan
A follower of a polytheistic religion; multiple gods.

24. Celts
A group of tall blonde warriors who settled in Britain around the 4th c A.D.

25. Caesura
A pause or break within a line of poetry; a midline caesura is a
characteristic of Anglo-Saxon poetry; it divides the 4 beat line
in half.

26. Anglo-Saxon
Germanic tribes that conquered Britain around the 5th c A.D. and were the ruling class until the Norman Conquest in 1066.