https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3 en-us 2017-12-03 22:54:45 UTC 2017-12-11 15:57:59 UTC hello@padlet.com dkbargell19 https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/212668118 Loyalty 
Loyalty is a major theme because of the way it impacts Beowulf at all points in the story. He is loyal to his people and expects them to be loyal to him in return.
Reputaitions
The idea of boasting is central in what everyone does in the epic. People step up and fight battles to be able to boast.  

]]> 2017-12-03 23:00:24 UTC https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/212668118 jwasher19 https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/215062798 Tharaud, Barry, and Rockwell Kent. Beowulf. University Press of Colorado, 1996.

Beowulf, lines 702-709]]> 2017-12-11 15:34:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/215062798 kkfischer19 https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/215063287 To talk about yourself in a confident manner.]]> 2017-12-11 15:34:50 UTC https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/215063287 clpennell19 https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/215063982 2017-12-11 15:36:04 UTC https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/215063982 clpennell19 https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/215064823 2017-12-11 15:37:33 UTC https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/215064823 kkfischer19 https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/215065036 The Mead-Hall where the people gather, eat, drink and boast.]]> 2017-12-11 15:37:51 UTC https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/215065036 clpennell19 https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/215065442 2017-12-11 15:38:28 UTC https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/215065442 https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/215065841 Paganism depicted from old Medieval Christian ideas can be seen in the novel, "Beowulf." For example, Grendel is a descendent from Cain, who is apart of the Old Testament in the Bible. ]]> 2017-12-11 15:38:58 UTC https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/215065841 clpennell19 https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/215065988 2017-12-11 15:39:14 UTC https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/215065988 kkfischer19 https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/215066307 The instrument that was played in the mead-hall. ]]> 2017-12-11 15:39:50 UTC https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/215066307 dkbargell19 https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/215066400 Kennings are two word metaphors that are used in beowulf to describe people and things with more of a dicription.
Sail road- Sea
The road that ships sailed on
Battle sark- Armor 
What you wear in a battle]]> 2017-12-11 15:39:59 UTC https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/215066400 clpennell19 https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/215067492 The story has roots in pagan Saxon religion, but when the poem was written most people had converted to Christianity. This causes some issues as the author is a christian who's beliefs are much different from the un- christian behavior of his characters.]]> 2017-12-11 15:41:40 UTC https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/215067492 kkfischer19 https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/215067539 A person who is participates and is known for fighting.]]> 2017-12-11 15:41:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/215067539 kkfischer19 https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/215068241 To praise, or honor.]]> 2017-12-11 15:42:53 UTC https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/215068241 kkfischer19 https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/215068525 Constant support for someone or something.]]> 2017-12-11 15:43:19 UTC https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/215068525 dkbargell19 https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/215069515 The use of alliteration helps the poem flow and is used to help the reader and listening follow the story.
'Cunningly creeping, a spectral stalker
Hot-hearted Beowulf was bent upon battle
He had often haunted Hrothgar's house
How glutted with gore he would guzzle his fill']]> 2017-12-11 15:44:53 UTC https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/215069515 kkfischer19 https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/215069535 An epic hero can differ among different stories. However, some common characteristics that can be present in many epic heroes are: 
-> Fighting for a certain cause
-> Fighting to help a person, place, or idea
-> Loyalty
-> Devotion
-> Bravery]]> 2017-12-11 15:44:55 UTC https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/215069535 clpennell19 https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/215070307 Beowulf is divided into three parts, each part explains a different fight between Beowulf and another creature. It could be seen that each part represents a moral challenge faced by Beowulf against the Anglo- Saxon heroic code. ]]> 2017-12-11 15:46:05 UTC https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/215070307 clpennell19 https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/215072439 One thing that proves that Beowulf is a hero is that he leaves his homeland to help Hrothgar in the fight against Grendel. He does not get asked to do this but does it as a heroic deed. There are many other things that prove he is a hero but this one stands out the most.]]> 2017-12-11 15:49:42 UTC https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/215072439 jwasher19 https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/215072538 In the epic poem Beowulf, an epic hero by the name of Beowulf comes to the rescue of Hrothgar, who is being terrorized by a monster named Grendel. After a long journey Beowulf slayed Grendel and Grendel mother. Later in the poem Beowulf once again had to fight, but this time he had to fight a mystic dragon, that ended up taking Beowulf's life. ]]> 2017-12-11 15:49:50 UTC https://padlet.com/dkbargell19/la3q1jsalet3/wish/215072538