Across
- 3. the country Beowulf and his men sail from
- 4. Beowulf is an _____ poem
- 6. Beowulf's only weapon against Grendel
- 8. Grendel will not approach what in the mead hall?
- 9. ancestor of Grendel
- 10. From his battle with Grendel, Beowulf takes Grendel's _____ as a trophy
- 12. Beowulf's father
- 14. the name of Beowulf's sword that fails him in his battle against Grendel's mother
- 15. Hrothgar says that at night, you can see _____ on the lake where Grendel's mother lives
- 16. the sword that Beowulf uses to defeat Grendel's mother was made by _____
- 18. Beowulf's king
- 21. Beowulf's people are called the _____
- 22. modern-day location of Herot
- 24. When Hrothgar's community gets desperate enough, they pray to _____ gods for protection against Grendel
- 25. the Old English concept of fate
Down
- 1. "shepherd of evil" and "guardian of crime" are both examples of this literary device describing Grendel
- 2. Grendel attacks Herot when the people are _____
- 5. the only thing that protects Beowulf during his battle with Grendel's mother
- 7. "ring-marked" and "steel-edged" are examples of this literary device describing Beowulf's sword
- 11. Grendel's mother seeks _____ on Herot for the death of her son
- 13. From his battle with Grendel's mother, Beowulf takes Grendel's _____ as a trophy
- 17. Grendel and his mother live in a _____ under a lake
- 19. name of Hrothgar's mead hall
- 20. Beowulf requests his _____ be sent to his king in the event of his death
- 23. Grendel's blood makes the blade of Beowulf's sword _____