Question

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1. what is the number of men beowulf takes with him?
2. what is the number of men beowulfs strength equals?
3. beowulf is what type of literature?
4. who is hrothgars father?
5. who questions beowulfs abilities?
6. who is beowulfs king?
7. what is the name of the famous mead hall?
8. where was beowulf from?
9. who is the king of the danes?
10. who is the author of beowulf?
11. who is the translator of beowulf?
12. what is worn on the mens helmets?
13. what do beowulfs remains become?

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1. how many years was beowulf king?
2. what does beowulf hang as a trophy?
3. what is the name of beowulfs sword?
4. who is beowulfs father?
5. when was beowulf written?
6. what did beowulf give to his one true follower upon his death?
7. what do all of the men want?
8. what is beowulfs tragic flaw?
9. who is beowulfs only faithful warrior?
10. where does most of the story take place?
11. who murdered his brother?
12. how long did the terror last?

Explanation:

All answers are derived from the canonical text of Beowulf, the Old English epic poem.

Answer:

Across:

1. 14
2. 30
3. Epic (Poem)
4. Healfdene
5. Unferth
6. Hygelac
7. Heorot
8. Geatland (Geat country)
9. Hrothgar
10. Unknown (Anonymous)
11. Seamus Heaney (common modern translator; or J.R.R. Tolkien, a notable early translator)
12. Boar images (boar crests)
13. A barrow (burial mound/monument)

Down:

1. 50
2. Grendel's arm (claw/shoulder)
3. Hrunting (or Naegling, his final sword)
4. Ecgtheow
5. 10th-11th Century CE (Old English period)
6. His golden collar (torque)
7. Treasure (gold/riches)
8. Hubris (overconfidence/pride)
9. Wiglaf
10. Denmark (Heorot, Hrothgar's kingdom)
11. Cain (or in the poem's context, Grendel's ancestor Cain; or Unferth, who killed his brothers)
12. 12 years