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Let’s play…
By:Krishi Dudhia & Eleana Pardo
BEOWULF JEOPARDY!
Slide2Contestant Panel
Unferth
Hrothgar
Beowulf
Wealtheow
Grendel
Grendel’s Mother
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Kennings
Characters
Plot Events
History/
Religion
Artifacts
Tough Questions
THE FINAL QUESTION
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What does the kenning “battle-sarks” mean?“Their battle-sarks rattled, the gear of the heroes.”(Chapter 6, line 9)
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Answer: Battle equipment
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What does the kenning “doughty-in-battle” mean?“The wave-current swallowed the doughty-in-battle.”(Chapter 23, line 22)
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Answer: Brave in battle
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What does the kenning “table-companions” mean?“He slew in anger his table-companions, trustworthy counsellors.”(Chapter 25, line 63)
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Answer: Friends
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Who is being described by the kenning “gold-giver”? Who is the “gold-giver”?“The bloody-toothed murderer, mindful of evils, wish to escape from the gold-giver’s palace.” (Chapter 30, line 50)
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Answer: Hrothgar
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What does the kenning “noble-born” mean?“A noble-born Daneman the knights should be feasting.” (Chapter 30, line 4)
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Answer: Born to nobility such as a king or prince
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Who was the presumptuous character who insulted Beowulf?
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Answer: Unferth
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Which character was a king’s best friend and was killed by a motherly monster?
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Answer:
Æschere
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Who is the father of Beowulf?
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Answer: Ecgtheow
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Who is the son of Higelac?
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Answer: Heardred
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What is the name of King Hrothgar’s son?
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Answer: Hrothulf
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Why wasn’t Beowulf written before the 6th-8th century?
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Answer: It was oral tradition
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What was the name of Unferth’s sword?
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Answer: Hrunting
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What is the name of Hrethel’s son that was killed by his brother?
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Answer: Herebald
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When telling stories after Beowulf defeated Grendel, the story of Finn came up. What was the name of Finn’s wife and his general?
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Answer: His wife was Hildeburg and the general was Hnæf
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What is the significance of the number 8 in Christianity?
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Answer: It relates to the writings in the New Testament which were only penned by 8 men (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, James, Peter, Jude, Paul)"The Basics of Numerology." About Religion. Web. 19 Mar. 2015. <http://paganwiccan.about.com/od/faq/f/GetStarted.htm>.
DAILY DOUBLE!!
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How did the Christianity references come into the original Pagan Beowulf story?
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Answer: The monk who put Beowulf on paper added some Christianity references
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What is the importance of lineage in the Anglo Saxon times?
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Answer: It determined who you were, who you were friends with, and who you owed favors to through comitatus
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What is the significance of the number 4 in Pagan?
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Answer: It relates to the four elements, four seasons, and the four cardinal directions
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What are qualities of an Anglo-Saxon hero?
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Answer: Bravery and loyalty
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What is the name of the man whose library that held the original manuscript of Beowulf burned down?
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Answer: Robert Cotton
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What was the item that killed Grendel’s mother?
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Answer: The giant sword
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How many horses did Hrothgar present to Beowulf?
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Answer: Eight horses
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What did Beowulf bring back from his battle with Grendel’s mother?
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Answer: The sword hilt and Grendel’s head
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Who was given the jewel beaker?
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Answer: The servant’s master
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The necklace given to Beowulf by Wealtheow in this story is the mythological Brisingamen necklace. Who was this necklace originally constructed for by dwarfs?
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Answer: Freya
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What is the name of Beowulf’s friend who defeated him in a swimming match?
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Answer: Breca
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Who greeted Beowulf and his companions when they first came to Daneland?
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Answer: A Danish coast guard
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How many days did it take Beowulf to swim, fight Grendel’s mother, and then come back to the surface?
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Answer: About 1 day and 9 hours
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Who is the companion who feels bad for abandoning Beowulf?
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Answer: Wiglaf
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How many days does it take for the Geats to build Beowulf’s Barrow?
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Answer: 10 days
Slide34FINAL QUESTION
Please write down your wagers now. No wager can exceed $1000.
Write down your name, fold the paper, and hand it in to Krishi.
Slide35And now…
The moment we’ve all been waiting for…
The final question is…
Who
was Yrmenlaf
?
(He
was included in chapter 21 on lines 3-4)
Slide36FINAL QUESTION
Please hand your answer into Krishi right now and we will look through them.
Slide37And the answer is…
Yrmenlaf is
Æschere’s
younger brother!
“Dead is
Æschere
,
Yrmenlaf’s
brother, older than he…” (chap. 21, lines 3-4)
Slide38The winner is…
Slide39BEOWULF
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Slide40GRENDEL
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Slide41HROTHGAR
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Slide42GRENDEL’S MOTHER
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Slide43UNFERTH
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Slide44WEALTHEOW
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