Across
- 2. Hrothgar's father
- 6. Beowulf's cousin and lord
- 7. long narrative poem
- 9. long dangerous journey or mission taken by the epic hero
- 12. king of the kingdom that has been terrorized by Grendel
- 15. larger than life character
- 16. reflect the values of his culture
- 17. Beowulf's uncle
- 18. written by individuals or authors
- 19. comfort, relief
- 20. kingdom of Beowulf
- 23. compensation for a wrong doing
- 24. most epics share a certain literary or formal characteristic called
- 25. name of Beowulf's sword
- 26. famous geat warrior that defeats the monsters in the story
- 28. important events from the history or mythology of a nation or culture
- 29. the central character of an epic
- 30. Latin for "in the middle of things"
Down
- 1. monster terrorizing Hrothgar's kingdom for 12 years
- 3. stories about heroes that were passed down by reciting or singing
- 4. big and solid; bulky
- 5. the hero receives help from a god or another supernatural force
- 8. disgusting
- 10. making twisting or turning motions
- 11. purify, cleanse
- 13. the mead-hall Grendel attacks
- 14. place where victories were celebrted
- 21. these actions demonstrate the hero's courage, strength, and make up most of the action
- 22. only geat to help Beowulf fight the dragon
- 27. Grendel's Mother's lair