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| Beowulf Part 2 | Title |
| author | thought to be a monk from Northumbria who wrote this version of the orginal oral epic |
| time | written about 700-750 BC; decribes early 6th century |
| literary focus | oral epic |
| characters | Beowulf, the thief, the Dragon, Wiglaf |
| setting | Land of the Geats |
| theme | pagan notion of fate |
| epic hero's purpose | to leave something of value to his culture |
| barrow | a hill |
| hale | hearty and energetic |
| thane | in AngloSaxon England, a group of men who held land of the King in exchange for military service |
| elegy | a poem that mourns the death of a person or laments something lost; ie. closing lines of Beowulf |
| Naegling | sword Beowulf uses in fight w/ dragon |
| the Dragon | 3rd and last monster for Beowulf to defeat |
| Wiglaf | only thane that stays w/ Beowulf during battle w/ Dragon |
