Beowulf Crossword

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Across
  1. 6. Hurts Grendel's hears, which causes him to attack at the mead hall
  2. 9. written by individual authors drawing on the style and conventions of the folk epic
  3. 10. good
  4. 12. larger than life character
  5. 14. helped Beowulf defeat the Dragon
  6. 15. reflects the values of the characters culture and usually figure the prominently in the history or mythology of this people
  7. 16. disgusting
  8. 17. making twisting or turning motions
  9. 18. stories about heroes that were recited or sung as entertainment and passed down from generations
  10. 20. comfort
  11. 23. Hrothgar's army
  12. 24. purify
  13. 28. certain literary or format characteristics
  14. 29. compensations for a wrong
Down
  1. 1. hero of the story
  2. 2. evil
  3. 3. Beowulf's father
  4. 4. in the middle of things
  5. 5. big and solid
  6. 7. central hero of an epic
  7. 8. actions that demonstrate the hero's courage, strength, or virtue and make up most of the actions in the narrative
  8. 11. when the hero receives help from a god/goddess
  9. 13. a long narrative poem ;usually told orally
  10. 19. history or mythology of a nation or culture often provide the themes and backdrops for the epic narrative
  11. 21. a long, dangerous journey undertaken by the epic hero
  12. 22. devilish female creature
  13. 25. Beowul;s army
  14. 26. Beowulf's lord/cousin
  15. 27. what the warriors built for Beowulf to honor him