Beowulf Study Guide - Plot

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Across
  1. 1. Who becomes king after Beowulf?
  2. 4. Person who provokes the sleeping dragon.
  3. 6. How many years/"winters" did the lord of the Shieldings suffer?
  4. 7. Who was the first person Beowulf and his men met in Denmark?
  5. 10. How many nights between Grendel's final attack and his mother's?
  6. 12. Who died during Grendel's mother's attack?
  7. 13. How many years between Beowulf's last two battles?
  8. 15. What country/people lived in Hrothgar's kingdom?
  9. 16. What does Unferth give Beowulf for his battle with Grendel's mother?
  10. 18. "Viking funeral."
Down
  1. 2. Second attacker of Heorot.
  2. 3. How many men did Beowulf enlist to battle Grendel?
  3. 5. Trophy from the ancient sword.
  4. 8. What happens to Beowulf after the dragon battle?
  5. 9. What was stolen from the dragon's barrow?
  6. 11. What happened to the "ancient heirloom" after Beowulf slays Grendel's mother?
  7. 14. How many men did Grendel kill on his first night/attack?
  8. 16. The tale of ___, a dragon slayer, is compared to Beowulf.
  9. 17. What does Beowulf do to Grendel's corpse?