1. Name three uncle-nephew relationships in the poem, and briefly describe how the two relatives treat each
other in the poem.
2. Name three fratricides in Beowulf.
3. Who loses their head? Identify three beheadings in Beowulf.
4. Three funerals are described in the poem – whose funerals are they?
5. What is carved on the hilt of the sword that Beowulf uses to kill Grendel's mother?
9. How does Hygelac die?
10. Hygelac is the third-born son of Hrethel; how do his two older brothers die before he becomes king of the
Geats?
12. What happens to the torque (the great neckring) that Hrothgar gives to Beowulf?
14. What does Hygelac give to Beowulf on his return from Denmark?
15. What swords play a role in Beowulf's fights? what role does each of them play? what happens to them
during and/or after the fight in which they are used? which ones have names and what are those names?
16. How does Dayraven die? Why is he killed?
17. Who leads Beowulf to the dragon's barrow?
18. Heaney describes the mead-hall as a “bawn” at several points in the 19. poem – what is the derivation of this
word, and why does Heaney put it in his translation?
20. Heaney refers to finding a voice for his translation in the speech patterns of the Scullion family. Who are
these people?
21. What problem does Heaney say he has with translations like “corselet” and “warrior” for the Old English
words for mail-shirt and fighters?
22. What does Heaney mean by the “Raid” vs. the “Settlement” approaches to translation, as discussed in his
conversation with Robert Hass (“Sounding Lines”)?
23. What unusual creature was buried with the Scandinavian king in the Gokstad ship?
24. What kind of person was buried in the Oseberg ship?
25. What is the highest fine levied for homicide in the Salic Law? What is the date of the Salic Law and what
king and kingdom is it associated with?
can someone please help me , i have read the whole entire book i promise i have ,, i have tried looking on the internet and i still get no results i have been trying to find my answers but i cannot find anything. i only found 5 answers out of 25 . can someone please help me with this i have rally tried everything i could ; please please ??
and no smart comments please !

