Across
- 5. descendant of Cain and evil monster
- 6. has a tower filled with gold that he plundered from villages
- 9. disgustion
- 10. action which demonstrate the hero's courage, strength, and virtue
- 15. Danish king
- 16. Hrothgar's father
- 19. making twisting or turning motions
- 20. gave Beowulf a tougher fight than Grendel
- 24. When a hero receives help from a supernatural force
- 25. long narrative poem that recounts the adventures of a legendary hero in pursuit of a goal
- 26. latin for "in the middle of things
- 30. ancient times stories about heroes and were recited or sung as sung as entertainment and passed down orally
Down
- 1. purify; cleanse
- 2. Beowulf's sword, and blessed with magic
- 3. comfort, relief
- 4. reflect the values of his/her culture and usually figure prominently in the history or mythology of people
- 7. ruled for 50 strong years with riches and glory
- 8. Beowulf's warriors
- 11. hinting of something that will happen in the future
- 12. compensation for a wrong doing
- 13. written by individuals or authors
- 14. important events from the history or mythology of a nation or culture
- 17. Beowulf's father
- 18. big and solid; bulky
- 21. long dangerous journey or mission
- 22. mead hall
- 23. son of Wexstan
- 27. The central character of an epic, larger than life, noble or semi divine birth
- 28. traveling minstrels
- 29. king of the Geats and Beowulf's Lord and uncle