Across
- 3. big and solid, bulky
- 9. Hrothgar's father
- 10. making twisting or turning motions
- 11. written by an individual author drawing on the style of the folk epic
- 12. larger than life character
- 14. Beowulf's last battle is against the
- 16. Hrothgar's men
- 19. compensation for a wrong
- 20. important events from history or mythology of a nation or culture often providing the themes and backdrop of the epic narrative
- 22. reflect the values of his culture and usually figure prominently in the history or mythology of his people
- 23. Danish King
- 24. purify, cleanse
- 25. actions that demonstrate the hero's courage and strength
- 27. son of Wexton
- 29. comfort, relief
- 30. mead hall in Beowulf
Down
- 1. King of Geats, Beowulf's lord and uncle
- 2. Beowulf's sword
- 4. central character of an epic
- 5. stories about heroes that were recited or sung as entertainment and passed down orally from one generation to the next
- 6. Latin for "in the middle of things"
- 7. certian literary or formal characteristics most epics share
- 8. help from a god or another supernatural force who takes interest in his quest
- 13. long narrative poem that recounts the adventures of a legendary hero in pursuit of a goal of national importance
- 15. sneaks into Herot after son dies
- 17. disgusting
- 18. monster Beowulf comes to defeat
- 21. the epic hero in this epic
- 26. Beowulf's father
- 28. long dangerous journey or mission taken by the epic hero