Mead hall

It was almost instant. A blink. A flash of light. A momentary glance away and suddenly, without warning, he appeared once more in the icy, cold snow; as if nothing had changed, his sinful eyes still shimmering with hostility. Hansel stood, his body stiff, a shadow hovering over his sister in protection. The creature sat motionless, merely a few feet away, fur raised and back arched He straightened his form before slowly letting out a raspy whisper, “You know I don’t like it when you run, -” his

After his fatal battle with the stranger, Grendel runs off with one less arm to the edge of a cliff where he was before. As he stands by the edge of the cliff, Grendel becomes numb and no longer feels pain. As animals gather, Grendel speaks his last words. He says,”Poor Grendel’s had an accident… So may you all.”(Gardner 174). Grendel’s last words were meant to be a curse directed to the animals around him, and to humans. This is supported by Grendel’s act of violence against both. To begin, Grendel’s

Loyalty was a big theme in Beowulf which by the way without loyalty Beowulf would have been alone but loyalty helped him in many different parts of the story. For example, as he was in the halls of Hrothgar his loyal subjects knew that sleeping there might cost them their life but they stayed there because they knew they had a warrior who could save them. They stayed through the loyalty to Beowulf. Beowulf the main character showed the most

This narrative epic contains striking imagery throughout. In the beginning of the poem, Herot Hall is described as being deserted for twelve long years. A reader might picture it being in rough condition, almost as if it were a shack. This assumption is wrong. Herot Hall is made out of ivory, iron, wood, and the greatest treasure, gold. Ivory could be found in the tusks of elephants and is a high quality material. Iron is a very heavy metal and is not easy to mold into shape, it also holds the structure

During the poem, Beowulf takes place in three major battles between Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and the dragon. All three of these battles help tell us a lot about Beowulf’s character. During the first battle alone, we are able to see his brute strength. As Grendel is about to strike Beowulf in his sleep, Beowulf grabs hold of the creature and does not let go. Grendel is not able to free of Beowulf’s hold and must leave his arm behind, which eventually ends his life. A feast is thrown in Beowulf’s

Rachna Shah Grendel - Q&A Notes for Ally’s Presentation (#3) Q: What do you see as the main reason for Grendel’s downfall? A: Like the author of my research paper, I perceive that Grendel’s beliefs led to his downfall. The dragon in chapter 5 parallels and contrasts the dragon in the final chapter. The inclusion of the Beowulf-dragon conveys Gardner’s opinion - that Grendel’s beliefs can cause one’s downfall, particularly because the Beowulf-dragon killed Grendel. Q: What is the reader’s most

Sabrina Demaret English IV Due to Grendel’s lack of support from his mom, Grendel becomes a really aggressive man or monster towards women. Grendel’s mother was not a mother figure to him when he is younger. When Grendel would get into trouble or for instance get stuck in a tree, his mom would not be there for him to save him (Gardner 18). He would cry and yell for his mother to be there (18). He described himself as heartbroken. Heartbroken as if his mom would not come to his aid.

In Beowulf he leaves his home country to go kill a monster that killed a lot of men in the mess hall. He has different reason for all the monsters he kills. The first monster he kills is grendal. The next monster he kills is Grendel's mom. The last monster he kills is a dragon but it is on his home ground. The first monster he kills he leaves his home country to go fight it. When he get to the land where the monster is killing all the people, he goes straight to the king of the country that the

Question four Beowulf is determined as a hero in my eyes, throughout the brave and heroic attributes that he had undertaken within this poem. When defining a hero in our first week of class, we had come up with the idea that a hero is someone who is: selfless, has strength, sacrifices everything that they have for the greater good and shows confidence. Beowulf has shown all of these attributes beginning with being selfless. Beowulf came to the Danes because he knew that he needed to not only keep

The Mead-hall in the Old English Poem Beowulf       What was the function and nature of a mead-hall in the Heroic Age of Beowulf? Was it more than a tavern for the dispensing and consumption of alcoholic beverages, and occasionally precious gifts? Yes, much more.   Remaining true to the Anglo-Saxon culture’s affinity for mead (ale/beer/wine), the characters of Beowulf partake frequently of the strong beverage. And the mead hall was their home away from home, with more entertainments