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