The Ultimate Beowulf Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 3. Body part Beowulf brings back to Heorot after killing Grendel’s mother
  2. 5. Hall which the King of Danes lives in
  3. 7. What the ashes of Beowulf are buried under
  4. 8. Number of men in a score
  5. 12. He is the herald of King Hrothgar
  6. 14. Beowulf failed against him in a swimming match
  7. 15. Creature which kills Beowulf
  8. 16. Beowulf’s father
  9. 17. Last thing Beowulf wants to see before he dies
  10. 18. Number of days it takes to build “Mound of Beowulf”
  11. 19. Mode of transportation that Beowulf uses to arrive at Heorot
  12. 20. Armour similar to a shirt
  13. 24. Type of people who Beowulf hopes to see his mound
  14. 26. Hrothgar’s counsellor and friend who is killed by Grendel’s mother
  15. 27. Where Beowulf is bitten by the dragon
  16. 28. Beowulf’s right-hand man
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  1. 1. Monster who haunts Heorot for years
  2. 2. What creature Grendel is
  3. 4. Body part of Grendel which is mounted on a wall
  4. 6. Weapon Beowulf uses to kill Grendel’s mother
  5. 9. Number of years Grendel wages war with Hrothgar
  6. 10. Where a decapitation occurs
  7. 11. He is jealous of Beowulf at first
  8. 12. The lone cliff guardian
  9. 13. Dragon is so dangerous because it breathes this
  10. 17. Reason why Grendel despises Heorot
  11. 21. What the dragon is guarding
  12. 22. Person married to the King of Danes
  13. 23. Sound which comes from the dragon when it uncurls
  14. 24. Country which Beowulf is from
  15. 25. His final test is to kill the dragon