Beowulf Introduction

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Across
  1. 2. He is the hero in the story we are about to read
  2. 3. The Anglo-Saxons valued this when they invaded Britain around 450 AD
  3. 4. A metaphorical compound word or phrase substituted for a thing or a name
  4. 5. While the Anglo-Saxons were pagan, there are many of these references throughout the text
  5. 7. This is what an epic hero has a need to go on
  6. 9. A long narrative poem that traces the adventures of a great hero
  7. 10. A pause dividing words in a line of poetry
  8. 12. Original belief of Anglo-Saxons. Believed in many gods and supernatural elements.
Down
  1. 1. Epic heroes often have these kind of traits to better combat the world of the unknown.
  2. 3. This is a common trait of all epic heroes, originating in 2100 BC in Gilgamesh
  3. 6. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
  4. 8. One of the values of Anglo-Saxons after they settled
  5. 11. While no one knows who first transcribed the epic, it was believed to be this