Across
- 3. Danish king
- 5. Hrothgar's mead hall
- 6. monster that terrorizes Herot for twelve years
- 7. comfort; relief
- 12. Beowulf's father
- 14. important events from the history or mythology of a nation or culture that often provide the themes and backdrops for the epic narrative
- 15. the central character of an epic; larger than life figure, typically of noble or semidivine birth, who pits his courage,skill, and virtue against opposing, often evil, forces
- 16. actions that demonstrate the hero's courage, strength, or virtue and make up most of the action in the narrative
- 17. king of Geats; Beowulf's lord and cousin
- 18. long narrative poem that recounts the adventures of a legendary hero in pursuit of a goal of national importance
- 19. number of years that Beowulf ruled Geatland for, after becoming king
- 21. making twisting or turning motions
- 23. purify; cleanse
- 25. the hero receives help from a god or another supernatural force who takes an interest in his quest
- 26. Hrothgar's father
- 28. great warrior who kills Grendel
- 30. shared certain literary or formal characteristics of most epics
Down
- 1. disgusting
- 2. name of the Danish warrior who doubted Beowulf
- 4. compensation for a wrong
- 8. written by individual authors, drawing on the style and conventions of the folk epic
- 9. larger than life character
- 10. name of the warrior that helped Beowulf defeat the dragon
- 11. stories about heroes that were recited or sung as entertainment and passed down orally from one generation to the next
- 13. reflect the values of his culture and usually figure orminently in the history of mythology of his people
- 17. name of Beowulf's sword
- 20. big and solid; bulky
- 22. Latin for "in the middle of things"
- 24. number of brave Geats that Beowulf hand-picked to bring with him
- 27. a long, dangerous journey or mission undertaken by the epic hero; it is the hero's opportunity to prove his heroism and win honor and undying renown
- 29. Wiglaf's father