answers

 30
• Number of men Grendel killed on his first
visit to Herot
 14
• Number of warriors Beowulf brought with
him from Geatland to fight Grendel
 12
• Number of winters Herot sat empty while
Grendel stalked Hrothgar and his men
 (a) he is a descendent of Cain (the first
murderer) and is a demon spawn
 (b) Grendel stalks them from the edge of
his swamp and attacks when he notices
anyone sleeping in Herot (except
Hrothgar)
 (c) the warriors act violently toward him –
afraid
 Beowulf helps Hrothgar and the Danes for
several reasons:
• Blood debt to Hrothgar because Hrothgar saved
Edgetho, Beowulf’s father
• Beowulf loves fame and fortune/treasure
Fire
a) Beowulf dives into the f) Beowulf takes soldiers
murky lake and swims with him to Denmark
for hours g) Beowulf takes the
b) Grendel hears the magic sword off the
noise in Herot and wall to kill Grendel’s
leaves his swamp to mother
visit h) The Danes leave the
c) The lake thickens with shore, convinced
the monsters’ blood Beowulf was killed
d) Grendel attacks i) Grendel’s head is cut
Hrothgar’s men, killing off
many j) Beowulf returns to
e) Beowulf kills Grendel’s Herot with two trophies
mom
1. Grendel hears the mother
noise in Herot and 6. Beowulf kills
leaves his swamp to Grendel’s mom
visit 7. Grendel’s head is cut
2. Grendel attacks off
Hrothgar’s men, 8. The Danes leave the
killing many shore, convinced
3. Beowulf takes Beowulf was killed
soldiers with him to 9. The lake thickens
Denmark with the monsters’
4. Beowulf dives into the blood
murky lake and 10. Beowulf returns to
swims for hours Herot with two
5. Beowulf takes the trophies
magic sword off the
wall to kill Grendel’s
Affliction
• Cause of pain or distress
Cowering
• Cringing in fear
Fetter
• Shackle or chain; restraint
Gorge
• To stuff with food
Infamous
• Having a bad reputation; notorious
Lament
• An audible expression of grief; wail
Livid
• Discolored; black and blue
Loathsome
• Disgusting; hateful
Murky
• Cloudy; gloomy
Pilgrimage
• A journey to a sacred place or with a
lofty purpose
Purge
• To cleanse or purify
Relish
• To enjoy keenly
Talon
• A claw
Taut
• Pulled tight
Writhing
• Twisting and turning in pain