Across
- 2. Name of sword used unsuccessfully to fight Grendel’s mom
- 4. Loyal friend to Beowulf who doesn’t run from dragon.
- 8. Carter Cusumano, Mason Merenda, and Jack Johnson are all names that …
- 9. A warrior who is loyal to his king is called a …(begins with T)
- 12. Tribes to which Beowulf belongs.
- 13. blended words in Old English poetry, like “war-shirt” and “sky-plague”
- 15. The name of the mead hall.
- 17. Modern-day country where two-thirds of the story is set
- 21. Number of years that Grendel terrorized the Shieldings
Down
- 1. Grendel is said to be a descendant of this Old Testament figure.
- 3. What the dragon likes best
- 5. Last name of the translator of the poem
- 6. Modern-day country where Beowulf is said to be from
- 7. Ring-giver
- 10. Number of years that Hrothgar was king plus number of years that Beowulf was
- 11. Setting of the fight with Grendel’s mom
- 14. Character who taunts Beowulf.
- 16. A large fire; method used for Beowulf’s funeral
- 18. Word used to describe large scale poems such as Beowulf and The Odyssey
- 19. Type of drink most associated with feasts in Heorot
- 20. Person who beat Beowulf in a swimming competition