Across
- 6. Beowulf was a ....
- 7. Soldier who stayed to help Beowulf in his final battle
- 8. Beowulf's lord and cousin
- 10. hero a larger than life character
- 12. written by an individual author
- 14. Hrothgar's father
- 15. opens by stating the purpose
- 18. reflects values of his culture
- 20. She-wolf
- 23. Warriors built Beowulf this
- 24. traveling minstrals
- 26. Danish king
- 28. compensation for a wrong
- 30. long, dangerous journey or mission undertaken by the epic hero
- 31. Beowulf's father
Down
- 1. important events from history
- 2. hero of the story
- 3. stories sung as entertainment then passed down
- 4. making twisting or turning motions
- 5. demonstrates the hero's courage
- 9. long narrative poem
- 11. help from God
- 13. Beowulf's sword
- 16. comfort; relief
- 17. monster like creature in the story
- 19. disgusting
- 21. the central chance character of an epic
- 22. "in the middle of things"
- 25. big and solid; bulky
- 27. mead hall
- 29. purify; cleanse