Across
- 1. in what year did a fire damage the poem
- 4. where does beowulf take place
- 6. The precursor to modern English
- 10. word of mouth
- 11. imagery to writing
- 14. one who has no religion
- 15. The first hero
- 16. An exaggeration/overstatement used for
- 17. a long narrative poem
- 19. fate
- 21. monster attacking the mead hall of heorot
- 24. help draw out a comparison or
- 25. Called Anglo-Saxton,German invaders
- 26. story tellers
Down
- 2. When did the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes fight the vikings for control of England
- 3. A compound word/phrase that
- 5. old Swedish for Götaland
- 7. an image/idea
- 8. Latin invaders
- 9. king of the danes
- 12. the place of a specific
- 13. where is the full poem of Beowulf located
- 18. repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of successive words or phrases
- 20. what monster does beowulf die to
- 22. A person admired for achievements and qualities
- 23. Gaelic invaders
