1. Jeopardy Final Jeopardy Figurative Language History of Beowulf
Important
Terms
Significant
Characters
Plot
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2. 1 - $100 Repetition of a consonant or a vowel sound
What is alliteration?

3. 1 - $200 A compound word, often formed with a hyphen
What is a kenning?

4. 1 - $300 A Pause in the middle of a line, marked by a semicolon.
What is a Caesura?

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This kenning refers to a king or a lord, or one who gives treasure.
What is a ring-giver?

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“The son of the sire; he set out to get them banished.” is an example of this.
What is alliteration?

7. 2 - $100 Beowulf was originally told this way.
What is verbally or orally?

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The original Beowulf manuscript was almost destroyed for this reason.
It was a Pagan text.

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Supernatural strength, fights supernatural beings, and favored by the gods are all.
What are characteristic of an epic hero?

10. 2 - $400 The most important thing a Viking Warrior can earn.
What is glory or a great legacy?

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Often severed as a peace-keeper between tribes in Anglo-Saxon society.
What was the queen or women?

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A poet that often entertained the king.
What was a scop?

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The sword given to Beowulf by Unferth.
What was Hrunting?

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A lord of the king who owned land and was a member of the king’s military.
What was a thane?

15. 3 - $400 “blood money”; what a person or piece of land was worth.
What is weregild?

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A Germanic friendship in which kings led with the guidance of their lords, forming a bond.
What is comitatus?

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Danish king who rewards Beowulf for killing Grendel and his mother.
Who is Hrothgar.

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Hrothgar’s wife; queen of the Danes.
Who is Welthow?

19. 4 - $300 Higlac’s wife; queen of the Geats and Beowulf’s Aunt.
Who is Higd?

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Beowulf’s thane who did not leave him during the battle with the dragon.
Who is Wiglaf?

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Founder of the Geats.
Who is Shild?

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This is what Hrothgar warns Beowulf he needs to avoid after slaying Grendel’s mother.
What is recklessly seeking glory and pride?

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This is why Beowulf can’t reliably use a sword throughout the story.
He is too strong.

24. 5 - $300 The reason Grendel can’t be harmed by the Danish soldiers.
He cursed men’s weapons to be ineffective against him.

25. 5 - $400 The reason the dragon destroys the Geatish villages.
A slave stole a cup.

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Name three of the gifts received by Beowulf after he kills Grendel.
What are horses, a saddle, a helmet, a necklace, armor.

27. Final Jeopardy How is the future of the Geats foreshadowed?
Wiglaf reminisces about what happened to Hrothgar.