Beowulf Part Five Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. warrior who stood by Beowulf against the dragon
  2. 4. a speech describing grand accomplishments
  3. 6. repeated beginning consonant sounds
  4. 8. light spears used as weapons
  5. 9. cultural ideal that Wiglaf represents
  6. 10. ran away; fled
  7. 13. number of years Beowulf reigned as king
Down
  1. 1. king or lord to whom thanes owe allegiance
  2. 3. doglike animals that sometimes feed on carrion
  3. 5. figurative language used in place of a name
  4. 7. discolored from being bruised
  5. 9. gray with age
  6. 11. a man granted land and favor by the king
  7. 12. gentle or kindly
  8. 14. universal message conveyed by literature