Across
- 2. A fight breaks out between Beowulf and the _______ because a thief stole gold from him.
- 3. The magical _______ is the one who initiates her and Lanval's relationship, allowing us to witness a complete turnover in gender roles during this era. Not only does she initiate the relationship, she also rescues Lanval from being prosecuted.
- 7. Grendel's _______ attacks the hall. Beowulf ends up killing her with a magical sword.
- 8. _______'s work is the "only biographical information, outside of what is said in the poems themselves, about any Old English poet."
- 10. Beowulf has been bitten by the dragon and was poisoned, but managed to win the fight due to the help of _______, his loyal kinsmen.
- 11. The __ (2 letters) only nicks Gawain in the neck, showing him mercy for telling the truth and accepting his faults rather than hiding them. The Lord of the manor is also the __.
- 12. Gawain accepts the green _______ after several attempts of denying. He hides this from his host and readers later find that the _________ is a symbol of humane flaws and sin.
- 13. King _________ was the most common royal member referred to throughout the Medieval Era.
- 14. ________'s character portrays immense nobility, fidelity, and virtue. His promise to meet the Green Knight and get hit by him after a year was kept, not wanting to look like a coward.
- 16. Beowulf becomes king of the _______ for a span of 50 years.
- 17. This story began due to King _______ providing wealth and valuables to his kinsmen except for Lanval, his most noble and loyal knight.
Down
- 1. _______ boasts that he once swam five nights in full armor and then fought sea beasts.
- 4. __________ stories were more about adventure rather than love.
- 5. Some of the heroic characters came from ____________ texts.
- 6. Knights/warriors were able to rise up in status by presenting a sense of _________ towards the kings and queens.
- 9. _______'s songs portray the praise of God and his creations.
- 11. Queen ________ accuses Lanval of making sexual approaches towards her because he rejected her.
- 12. _______ is the first "creature" that Beowulf and his men had to fight.
- 15. A common theme that Old English poetry used that involved great fidelity and nobleness towards the kings as well as the inclusion of Christian elements.