Beowulf Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. Hrothgar's father
  2. 6. Beowulf's cousin and lord
  3. 7. long narrative poem
  4. 9. long dangerous journey or mission taken by the epic hero
  5. 12. king of the kingdom that has been terrorized by Grendel
  6. 15. larger than life character
  7. 16. reflect the values of his culture
  8. 17. Beowulf's uncle
  9. 18. written by individuals or authors
  10. 19. comfort, relief
  11. 20. kingdom of Beowulf
  12. 23. compensation for a wrong doing
  13. 24. most epics share a certain literary or formal characteristic called
  14. 25. name of Beowulf's sword
  15. 26. famous geat warrior that defeats the monsters in the story
  16. 28. important events from the history or mythology of a nation or culture
  17. 29. the central character of an epic
  18. 30. Latin for "in the middle of things"
Down
  1. 1. monster terrorizing Hrothgar's kingdom for 12 years
  2. 3. stories about heroes that were passed down by reciting or singing
  3. 4. big and solid; bulky
  4. 5. the hero receives help from a god or another supernatural force
  5. 8. disgusting
  6. 10. making twisting or turning motions
  7. 11. purify, cleanse
  8. 13. the mead-hall Grendel attacks
  9. 14. place where victories were celebrted
  10. 21. these actions demonstrate the hero's courage, strength, and make up most of the action
  11. 22. only geat to help Beowulf fight the dragon
  12. 27. Grendel's Mother's lair