Across
- 2. strongest of Geats
- 4. comfort; relief
- 6. compensation for a wrong
- 8. King of the Geats at the beginning of the epic
- 9. at what time of day did Grendel go to Herot
- 10. disgusting
- 13. Beowulf's homeland
- 14. Large parties that celebrate battle victories
- 17. a larger than life character
- 19. a devilish female creature; she wolf
- 20. big and solid; bulky
- 23. long, narrative poem
- 24. name of Unferth's sword
- 26. in the middle of things
- 28. a long, dangerous journey or mission undertaken by the epic hero
- 30. Danish king
Down
- 1. purify; cleanse
- 3. the central character of an epic
- 5. the hero receives help from a god or another supernatural force
- 7. making twisting and turning motions
- 11. these actions demonstrate the hero's courage, strength, or virtue and make up most of the action in the narrative
- 12. Anglo-Saxon metaphor
- 15. father of Hrothgar
- 16. signs which predict the future
- 18. What Hrothgar cautions Beowulf against
- 21. a story told on two levels
- 22. the towns mead hall
- 25. Beowulf's inspiration
- 27. Beowulf's father
- 29. cursed devil/monster