Across
- 2. warrior who stood by Beowulf against the dragon
- 4. a speech describing grand accomplishments
- 6. repeated beginning consonant sounds
- 8. light spears used as weapons
- 9. cultural ideal that Wiglaf represents
- 10. ran away; fled
- 13. number of years Beowulf reigned as king
Down
- 1. king or lord to whom thanes owe allegiance
- 3. doglike animals that sometimes feed on carrion
- 5. figurative language used in place of a name
- 7. discolored from being bruised
- 9. gray with age
- 11. a man granted land and favor by the king
- 12. gentle or kindly
- 14. universal message conveyed by literature