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By:Krishi Dudhia & Eleana Pardo

BEOWULF JEOPARDY!

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Unferth HrothgarBeowulf Wealtheow

Grendel Grendel’s Mother

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Tough Questions

THE FINAL QUESTION

100-KENNINGS-100

What does the kenning “battle-sarks” mean?“Their battle-sarks rattled, the gear of the heroes.”

(Chapter 6, line 9)

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Answer: Battle equipment

300-KENNINGS-300

What does the kenning “doughty-in-battle” mean?“The wave-current swallowed the doughty-in-battle.”

(Chapter 23, line 22)

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Answer: Brave in battle

500-KENNINGS-500

What does the kenning “table-companions” mean?“He slew in anger his table-companions, trustworthy

counsellors.”(Chapter 25, line 63)

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Answer: Friends

700-KENNINGS-700

Who is being described by the kenning “gold-giver”? Who is the “gold-giver”?

“The bloody-toothed murderer, mindful of evils, wish to escape from the gold-giver’s palace.”

(Chapter 30, line 50)

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Answer: Hrothgar

900-KENNINGS-900

What does the kenning “noble-born” mean?“A noble-born Daneman the knights should be

feasting.” (Chapter 30, line 4)

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Answer: Born to nobility such as a king or prince

100- CHARACTERS-100

Who was the presumptuous character who insulted Beowulf?

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Answer: Unferth

300- CHARACTERS-300

Which character was a king’s best friend and was killed by a motherly monster?

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Answer: Æschere

500- CHARACTERS-500

Who is the father of Beowulf?

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Answer: Ecgtheow

700- CHARACTERS-700

Who is the son of Higelac?

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Answer: Heardred

900- CHARACTERS-900

What is the name of King Hrothgar’s son?

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Answer: Hrothulf

200-TOUGH QUESTIONS-200

Why wasn’t Beowulf written before the 6th-8th century?

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Answer: It was oral tradition

400-TOUGH QUESTIONS-400

What was the name of Unferth’s sword?

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Answer: Hrunting

600-TOUGH QUESTIONS-600

What is the name of Hrethel’s son that was killed by his brother?

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Answer: Herebald

800-TOUGH QUESTIONS-800

When telling stories after Beowulf defeated Grendel, the story of Finn came up. What was the name of

Finn’s wife and his general?

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Answer: His wife was Hildeburg and the general was Hnæf

1000-TOUGH QUESTIONS-1000

What is the significance of the number 8 in Christianity?

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Answer: It relates to the writings in the New Testament which were only penned by 8 men

(Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, James, Peter, Jude, Paul)

"The Basics of Numerology." About Religion. Web. 19 Mar. 2015. <http://paganwiccan.about.com/od/faq/f/GetStarted.htm>.

DAILY DOUBLE!!

200-HISTORY/RELIGION-200

How did the Christianity references come into the original Pagan Beowulf story?

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Answer: The monk who put Beowulf on paper added Christianity references

400-HISTORY/RELIGION-400

What is the importance of lineage in the Anglo Saxon times?

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Answer: It determined who you were, your friends, and who you owed favors to through comitatus

600-HISTORY/RELIGION-600

What is the significance of the number 4 in Pagan?

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Answer: It relates to the four elements, four seasons, and the four cardinal directions

800-HISTORY/RELIGION-800

What are qualities of an Anglo-Saxon hero?

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Answer: Bravery and loyalty

1000-HISTORY/RELIGION-1000

Whose library containing an original manuscript of Beowulf burned?

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Answer: Robert Cotton

100-ARTIFACTS-100

What was the item that killed Grendel’s mother?

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Answer: The giant sword

300-ARTIFACTS-300

How many horses did Hrothgar present to Beowulf?

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Answer: Eight horses

500-ARTIFACTS-500

What did Beowulf bring back from his battle with Grendel’s mother?

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Answer: The sword hilt and Grendel’s head

700-ARTIFACTS-700

Who stole the dragon’s jewel beaker?

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Answer: A servant

900-ARTIFACTS-900

The necklace given to Beowulf by Wealtheow in this story is the mythological Brisingamen necklace. For

whom did the dwarfs make the necklace?

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Answer: Freya

100-PLOT EVENTS-100

What is the name of Beowulf’s friend who defeated him in a swimming match?

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Answer: Breca

300-PLOT EVENTS-300

Who greeted Beowulf and his companions when they first came to Daneland?

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Answer: A Danish coast guard

500-PLOT EVENTS-500

How many days did it take Beowulf to swim, fight Grendel’s mother, and then come back to the

surface?

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Answer: About 1 day and 9 hours

700-PLOT EVENTS-700

Who is the companion who supports Beowulf in the battle with the dragon?

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Answer: Wiglaf

900-PLOT EVENTS-900

How many days does it take for the Geats to build Beowulf’s Barrow?

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Answer: 10 days

FINAL QUESTION

Please write down your wagers now. No wager can exceed $1000.

Write down your name, fold the paper, and hand it in to Krishi.

And now…The moment we’ve all been waiting for…The final question is…

Who was Yrmenlaf?(He was included in chapter 21 on lines 3-4)

FINAL QUESTION

Please hand your answer into Krishi right now and we will look through them.

And the answer is…

Yrmenlaf is Æschere’s younger brother!

“Dead is Æschere, Yrmenlaf’s brother, older than he…” (chap. 21, lines 3-4)

The winner is…

BEOWULF

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GRENDEL

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HROTHGAR

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GRENDEL’S MOTHER

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UNFERTH

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WEALTHEOW

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