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Q:Do you think that the foreshadowing in the epic poem were necessary or did it take out the element of surprise and made the story predictable?

A: No, we believe that the foreshadowing was unnecessary to the story because it gave away a lot of the climatic points when it should’ve been a surprise. For example, when the story foreshadows that Beowulf and the dragon die, it could make readers less motivated to read because they already know the ending.

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Elements of Germanic and Pagan Influence

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Elements of Germanic and Pagan Influence

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-3 major parts to Germanic culture that are seen include Bards, Paganism, and the Warrior-King.

-Anglo-Saxon was a typical blanket term for Germanic tribes like the Geats or the Danes

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Wilhelm, Jeffrey D., et al. “From Beowulf.” Glencoe Literature: the Reader's Choice, Glencoe McGraw-Hill, 2009.

Http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0Z5GPGs1MkfStBMbRae6jA. “Beowulf - Grendel's First Attack - Re-Sound.” YouTube, YouTube, 22 Aug. 2015, www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8pnv30s03s.

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Kennings:

Man hating monster- alliteration

“Blood stained old king”

“Fire spitting terror”

“Whale road” ( sea)

“Bone adorned’ (armored)

“Sin scather” (injury)

Life-days and day-counts (lifespan)

“Bone locks” (muscles)

“Gold shining hall” (Herot)

“Shepherd of evil” (Grendel)

“Mighty protector of men” (Beowulf)

Alliterations-

“Man hating monster”

“The son of his sire”

“Marked as a murderer, man-joys avoiding”

“The glorious gift God had allowed him”

“And folk-ruling Father’s favor relied on”

Caesura-

Caesura is a big space left in the middle of the text to create rhythm in the epic poem. Caesura was used throughout the epic and was very effective when it came to giving the story a good rhythm

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The characteristics if the Hero, is that he is strong. He will do anything to protect his people. Which is a very good characteristic because it is a great honor to die in a battle showing your loyalty. And he is also very beautiful.
The battle with Grendel's mother: Represents the lowest point for Beowulf. The lake represents him going to hell. "For hours he sank through the waves... A brilliant/ Light burned all around him, the lake/ Itself like a fiery flame."

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The first example of this is in the fight with Grendel's mother, in this fight it talks about how God was protecting him. "The fight would have ended straightaway if God had not guarded me" Another example is the wealth that is given/ meant for God. "But the Wielder of Men granted me that I should see hanging on the wall a fair, ancient great-sword".

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The story of Beowulf tells the story of a young Geatish warrior, named beowulf, coming to the aid of Hrothgar, the king of the Danes, whose kingdom is being terrorized by a monster named Grendel. Beowulf uses his epic strength and  bravery to slay Grendel in Hrothgar’s mead Hall, Heorot, and then Grendel’s vengeful mother in her underwater lair. Beowulf’s fame spreads and he returns home to the Geatland laden with his treasures for the king, and later becomes the ruling king himself. A dragon then began to pose a threat to Geatland, and Beowulf and his servant, Wiglaf, set off to defeat it. Even though they were successful in slaying the dragon, Beowulf dies in the process.

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Loyalty

In the battle with the dragon, Beowulf relies on his 11 men to help him fight. It eventually becomes apparent that he is losing, so all but one of his men run towards the dragon to help Beowulf fight.

“Flames swirling around my lord/And who are we to carry home/Our shields before were slain his enemy”(875-877)

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Forged: formed or shaped

Reparation: the making of amends

Boasting: talking with excessive pride and self satisfaction about one’s appearance

Nagling: his ancient sword