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LIST OF CHARACTERS. The Signet Classic edition of Beowulf includes a “Glossary of Names” (149-159). Note: the translator of the Signet Classic edition has altered the familiar (to some) Old English forms of the names. For example “Heorot” is rendered as “Herot.”.
Beowulf Character Map Mr. Pogreba, Helena High . Wealhtheow (Hrothgar's wife) Hrothgar (king of the Danes whose mead hall and men are menaced by Grendel) Unferth (Hrothgar's retainer) Beowulf (mighty warrior who later becomes king of the Geats) Hydg (Hygelac's wife) Heardred (son of Hygelac and Hygd, who becomes king after his father's death)
British and Western Literature-BEOWULF Cornelison-Issaquah High School 1 Beowulf Character List 1. Beowulf - The protagonist of the epic, Beowulf is a Geatish hero who fights the monster Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and a fire-breathing dragon. Beowulf’s boasts and encounters reveal him to be the strongest, ablest warrior around.
They are listed here in order of their appearance in the poem. Campaign - a connected series of military operations forming a distinct phase of a war. Flourish - to be prosperous: increase in wealth, honor, comfort, happiness, or whatever is desirable. Prudent - marked by wisdom or judiciousness.
Beowulf is the oldest known writing in the English language! We tell it in Renaissance play format: full of fun and participation. The story was first told about 600 AD and written down in the mid 700s. The epic poem is based upon legends and historical characters from Denmark and Sweden. Beowulf was retold in many styles by minstrels and scops ...
Beowulf is the longest poem written in Old English. Old English poetry uses alliterative meter, meaning that the stressed words in a line begin with the same sound. A line of Old English poetry has two halves, with a brief pause, called a caesura, in the middle of the line.
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