Across
- 2. Beowulf served as this for 50 years
- 6. cleanse/purify
- 7. monster who terrorized the Danes for 12 years
- 9. found pleasure in
- 10. culture or group lacking Christianity
- 12. Beowulf's kinsman who remained to aid him
- 14. members of an ancient Germanic people of Scandinavia
- 15. an entranceway
- 18. epic hero who defeated Grendel
- 20. guardian of the treasure
- 22. a follower or believer in Christ
- 25. metal shirt used in battle
- 27. King of the Danes
- 28. one who guards against danger
- 29. abandoned
- 30. people from Denmark
Down
- 1. creature who reflects pagan culture
- 3. felt around uncertainly
- 4. compound used to rename a noun
- 5. companions; friends
- 8. disgusting
- 11. members of Germanic tribes
- 13. monster's den or home
- 16. long narrative poem about a great hero
- 17. brag
- 19. looked for
- 21. melted away; transformed into liquid
- 23. received after an ancestor's passing
- 24. valuables Beowulf won from the dragon
- 26. wiggle in pain