Beowulf - the hero, strongest warrior in all the world, kind of likes to show – boasts, killed sea monsters, got rid of the giants, swam in the open ocean Hrothgar – King of the Danes, his people are dying – being eaten by Grendel Grendel – monster, descendant of Cain – born evil, God hates him, loves killing and eating people, Beowulf defeats him by ripping off Grendel’s arm which is then hung from the rafters of Herot Herot – mead-hall, the hall that has been attacked by Grendel for 12 years, Hrothgar’s pride Grendel’s mom - kills Hrothgar’s BFF and takes Grendel’s arm, Beowulf kills her by cutting off her head with a giant’s sword Wiglaf – King of the Geats after Beowulf, he was loyal and didn’t run from the dragon The Dragon – venomous and fire-breathing, mortally wounded Beowulf by biting his neck, killed by Wiglaf and Beowulf working together, has treasure Geats – Beowulf’s people, attacked by the Dragon Danes – Hrothgar’s people, attacked by Grendel and Grendel’s mother What actions make Beowulf an epic hero?: look at the chart you filled out – this will be a short essay question on the test (a paragraph answer) -Describe the home of Grendel and his mother: hell on earth, water burns at night, secret place, wolf-dens, no one knows how deep the lake is and they live at the bottom, trees covered with frozen spray make the whole place darker, snakelike roots, a deer won’t even go in the water to save its life from a pack of hunting dogs .