Beowulf-Feb 2024

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Across
  1. 2. Name of sword used unsuccessfully to fight Grendel’s mom
  2. 4. Loyal friend to Beowulf who doesn’t run from dragon.
  3. 8. Carter Cusumano, Mason Merenda, and Jack Johnson are all names that …
  4. 9. A warrior who is loyal to his king is called a …(begins with T)
  5. 12. Tribes to which Beowulf belongs
  6. 13. blended words in Old English poetry, like “war-shirt” and “sky-plague”
  7. 15. The name of the mead hall.
  8. 17. Modern-day country where two-thirds of the story is set
  9. 21. Number of years that Grendel terrorized the Shieldings
Down
  1. 1. Grendel is said to be a descendant of this Old Testament figure.
  2. 3. What the dragon likes best
  3. 5. Last name of the translator of the poem
  4. 6. Modern-day country where Beowulf is said to be from
  5. 7. Ring-giver
  6. 10. Number of years that Hrothgar was king plus number of years that Beowulf was
  7. 11. Setting of the fight with Grendel’s mom
  8. 14. Character who taunts Beowulf.
  9. 16. A large fire; method used for Beowulf’s funeral
  10. 18. Word used to describe large scale poems such as Beowulf and The Odyssey
  11. 19. Type of drink most associated with feasts in Heorot
  12. 20. Person who beat Beowulf in a swimming competition