Intro to Beowulf

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These people weren't a class and were treated differently; they had very few rights.

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women

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Epic Poem

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a long narrative poem

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"The man-ruler famous, the long-worthy atheling, sat very woful," is mostly an example of which Anglo-Saxon poetic device?

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kenning

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Is Beowulf the oldest poem in the English language?

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True

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Why is Beowulf considered an "epic" poem?

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It has a larger-than-life hero and the conflict is of universal importance.

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Beowulf is written in

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Olde English

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The two expressions from Beowulf whale road= sea and bone house=body are examples of

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kennings

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The watchman spots Beowulf and his crew and at first...

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worried about why they are there with weapons

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What was the name of the Mead Hall?

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Herot

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Who was the King of the Danes?

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Hrothgar