EN 205 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Hygelac, Geats, Neal Cassady
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Grendel"s mother- mother of grendel that fights beowulf. Probably composed between 700 ad and 900 ad. Dark ages, between 500 ad and 700 ad. In a danish kingdom ruled by hrothgar on the island of zealand. In the mead hall, beowulf confronts a monster (grendel) Beo(cid:449)ulf late(cid:396) fights g(cid:396)e(cid:374)del"s (cid:373)othe(cid:396) i(cid:374) a lake. Wiglaf- warrior who helps beowulf take on the dragon. Hygelac- king of geats in sweden; uncle of. Forces of darkness are always at work in society. Judge the greatness of a person by the greatness of his deeds. Hero comes to heorot victory would reflect well on himself prove their authenticity. Fight with grendel strength to fight since the monster is immune to swords. Beowulf condemns unferth and boasts about his own skills. Beowulf is praised for his battle with grendel and given gifts. He is given a shield as well as a sword that has never failed anyone.
