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    Beowulf defeats Grendel by ripping his arm off and Grendel flees and later dies. Years later, a dragon begins terrorizing Geatland because a slave stole a cup from its hoard. A dying Beowulf, now king of the Geats, fights the dragon alone but is fatally wounded. Only his young kinsman Wiglaf remains by his side to help fight the dragon, representing loyalty. After Beowulf's death, he is buried in a barrow by the sea.

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    Beowulf defeats Grendel by ripping his arm off and Grendel flees and later dies. Years later, a dragon begins terrorizing Geatland because a slave stole a cup from its hoard. A dying Beowulf, now king of the Geats, fights the dragon alone but is fatally wounded. Only his young kinsman Wiglaf remains by his side to help fight the dragon, representing loyalty. After Beowulf's death, he is buried in a barrow by the sea.

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    1. Who is the King of the Hrothgar 17. What does Wiglaf suggest is the Beowulf has grown old
    Danes reason Beowulf has failed to and has lost some of
    defeat the dragon? his strength
    2. What is the name of the Herot
    famous mead hall 18. What heroic quality does Wiflaf Loyalty
    represent in both his actions and
    3. What did people do in Heroic tales were told by scops,
    his speech?
    mead halls? deeds of great strength and
    courage were celebrated and 19. How does Beowulf kill Grendel? He chops off Grendel's
    people feasted and drank. head with a giant's
    sword
    4. Who was Grendel's Cain
    earliest ancestor? 20. Who is Beowulf's father? Edgetho
    5. In what way did hate Grendel was successful in getting
    triumph in Part 1 the people to abandon the mead
    hall
    6. The first night that Thirty
    Grendel attacked the
    mead hall, how many
    people did he kill?
    7. What is Hrunting A sword
    8. Who is the one person Hrothgar
    that Grendel never tried
    to kill?
    9. How many soldiers did 14
    Beowulf take with him on
    his adventure?
    10. Why does Beowulf insist He knows that man-made
    on fighting Grendel weapons will not hurt Grendel
    without weapons
    11. From about when does 1000 A.D.
    the only existing Beowulf
    manuscript date?
    12. Beowulf's body was They were buried in a barrow on
    burned on a funeral the headland of the coast
    pyre. What happened to
    his ashes?
    13. Who was the only Wiglaf
    subject of Beowulf that
    didn't run away when he
    fought the dragon?
    14. Why didn't Beowulf's The dragon melted it
    shield protect him during
    his fight with the dragon?
    15. Why did the dragon A bejeweled cup was stolen from
    threaten Geatland? its hoard
    16. How does Beowulf He takes the throne only after
    become King of the both Hygelac and his son die
    Geats

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