| A | B |
|---|
| Herot | mead hall of the Danes |
| Grendel | a man eating monster; one of the tribe of Cain |
| Beowulf | a Geat; son of Edgetheow; hero in the story |
| Geats | tribe Beowulf belongs to |
| Danish | a tribe living in Denmark |
| Denmark | the country the story takes place in |
| Hrothgar | king of the Danes; great-grandson of Shild; mentor to Beowulf |
| 14 | number of men Beowulf brought with him |
| 12 | number of years Herot the mead hall stood empty |
| 30 | number of men Grendl killed |
| Healfdane | Hrothgar's father |
| mead | alcoholic drink |
| Unferth | insults Beowulf |
| Brecca | Beowulf's friend |
| Edgetheow | Beowulf's father |
| Welthow | Queen of Denmark; Hrothgar's wife |
| 5 items Hrothgar gave to Beowulf after he killed Grendl | Golden Banner, Helmet. coat of mail. ancient sword; 8 horses |
| Three Danish kings before Hrothgar | Shild, Beo, & Healfdane |
| Hygelac | King of the Geats |
| Watchman | the threshold guardian in the story |
| Anglo Saxons | the name of the two tribes that settled in England |
| scops | professional story tellers |
| gleeman | professional musician |
| scribes/monks | wrote stories |
| Escher | Hrothgar's best friend who is killed by Grendel's mother |
| Nagling | the name of Beowulf's sword |
| Hrunting | the name of Unferth's sword |
| synchronicity | aid or help that comes to the hero just as he' s about to die |
| Threshold | When Beowulf and his men enter the path leading to Hrothgar's throne |
| Call to Adventure | When Beowulf hears of Hrothgar's troubles he goes to help |
| This rouses the sleeping dragon | a thief taking the dragon's gem-studded cup |
| Wiglaf | comes to Beowulf's aid & slays the dragon |
| Hrothgar warns Beowulf about this in his speech | Pride & Selfishness |
