Beowulf

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Across
  1. 3. Who gave Beowulf an ancient sword to fight with?
  2. 5. Grendel's mother lives at the bottom of a...
  3. 6. Who raids Herot Hall after the victory feast?
  4. 8. Who was the only one who had the courage -- "a stranger to fear"-- to go after Grendel's mother?
  5. 9. How many years is Beowulf king of Geatland?
  6. 10. What was swimming alongside Beowulf in the boiling lake?
  7. 14. Three top virtues of the Warrior Code
  8. 15. Before she left, what did Grendel's mother take back from Herot
  9. 17. The only one to honor the Warrior Code and fight alongside his king?
  10. 18. Grendel's mother is referred to as a "sea-witch." This is an example of which literary device?
  11. 20. What does God bring Beowulf's attention to?
  12. 21. Grendel's mother is vicious, violent, and evil-- and descended from whom?
Down
  1. 1. Where does Beowulf sail to after leaving the Danes?
  2. 2. Grendel's mother's victim was a counselor and good friend of whom?
  3. 4. Who does Grendel's mother capture and kill in Herot hall attack?
  4. 7. Beowulf fights for his life against Grendel's mother at the bottom of the boiling lake. Which stage of the Hero's Quest does this scene represent?
  5. 11. What two things does Beowulf take from the boiling lake?
  6. 12. After his victorious return home, the Geats make Beowulf their...?
  7. 13. How long was Beowulf swimming to the bottom of the boiling lake?
  8. 16. What must Beowulf fight though he knows the enemy is too strong for him?
  9. 17. What prevented Grendel's mother's claws from hurting Beowulf?
  10. 19. Who does Beowulf honor for saving him from death?