| A | B |
|---|
| resolute | determined |
| vehemently | violently |
| infallible | unable to fail or be wrong |
| furled | rolled up |
| lavish | extravagant |
| assail | attack |
| extolled | praised |
| Herot | the great hall where the parties are held |
| Beowulf | nephew of Higlac, king of the Geats. |
| Wiglaf | a Geat warrior, one of Beowulf’s select band and the only one to help him in his final fight with the dragon |
| Hrothgar | king of the Danes. |
| Grendel | man-eating monster who lives at the bottom of a foul mere, or mountain lake |
| Grendel attacks the men | as they sleep |
| epic hero | central figure in a long narrative that reflects the values and heroic ideals of a particular society |
| epic | is a quest story on a grand scale |
| Beowulf was composed in | Old English |
| First written down | 700 AD |
| Kenning | a metaphorical phrase or compound word used to name a person, place, thing, or event indirectly |
| Beowulf takes place in | Scandanavia |
| alliteration | the repetition of consonant sounds in words close together |
