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