Old English

Mrs. Varonos is a nerd when it comes to Old English.

Beowulf is a great warrior prince who:

The purposes of a scop were two fold: to record history and entertain.

One purpose of a mead hall was as a gathering place.

The book of riddles contains wise sayings.

Beowulf is the chief work of the Middle English period.

Two authors may have authored "The Seafarer."

How did Caedmon receive his gift to write & tell Biblical stories?

"El Cid" and "The Song of Roland" are not epics compared to "Beowulf."

The epic hero is a man of high social status.

Elements of an epic poem are supernatural events, long time periods, and space travel.

The monster has ravaged Hrothgar's kingdom for 11 winters.

Tribes involved in Beowulf are Danes and Geats.

The Seafarer goes on a spiritual journey.

The Seafarer is torn between sea and land.

The four manly virtues are loyalty, bravery, generosity, and cool weapons.

The purpose of the Exeter book is:

An elegy is:

Grendel is a monster born of Satan.

Which is not something that kings bestowed to retain loyalty and allegiance of their lords?

What is mead?

Which is not a name for a bard?

The author of "The Seafarer" may have chosen the strange line change.

Monks compiled the Exeter Book.

A "scop" is a miracle worker.

A hamartia is a tragic flaw.

Fate is wyrd.

Which is NOT one of Caedmon's surviving poems?

The reason there is a mixture of Christian and pagan elements is that the Anglo-Saxons were being converted.

Beowulf is the oldest