Beowulf Anglo Saxon and Beowulf Background

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Anglo-Saxon
and
Beowulf
Background

Background Information
• 30,000 lines of Anglo-Saxon poetry survive
today
• 3, 182 (10%) of the lines are from Beowulf
•...

Anglo-Saxon Culture
• Belief in fate (Wyrd)
• Accumulated treasures amount to success
• Fame and fortune zealously s...

Anglo-Saxon Culture
• Fierce, hardy life of warrior
and seamen
• Strength, courage, leadership
abilities appreciated
•...

Anglo-Saxon Ideals
Codes of Conduct
• Good defeats evil
• Wergild--restitution for murder or expect
revenge fr...

Epic Poem
• Long narrative poem that recounts the
adventures of a hero.
• Elevated language
• Does not sermonize
• Invok...

The Epic Hero
• Actions consist of responses to catastrophic
situations in which the supernatural often
intervenes.
• ...

Elements of Anglo-Saxon Poetry
• Chant-like effect of the four-beat line
• Alliteration (“Then the grim man in green gathe...

Title of Epic Poem
• Anglo-Saxon word
Beo means “bright” or
“noble”
• Anglo-Saxon ...

How we date Beowulf
Some Important Dates:
521 A.D. – death of Hygelac, who is
mentioned in the poem
68...

The Poetry in Beowulf
1. Alliterative verse
a. Repetition of initial sounds of words
(occurs in every line)...

The Poetry in Beowulf
2. Kennings
a. Compound metaphor (usually two words)
b. Most were probably used over and over

...

More Kennings
Other kennings from Beowulf:
“bone-house” = body

“gold-friend of men” = generous prince

“ring-giver” = lo...

Setting: Beowulf’s time and place

Europe today Insert: Time of Beowulf

Some terms you’ll want to know

scop
A bard or story-teller.
The scop was responsible
...

Terms: Thane and Mead-
Hall
thane
A warrior

mead-hall
The large hall where the
...

Term: Wyrd
wyrd
Fate. This idea crops up a
lot in the poem, while at
the same time there ar...

Main Characters

Beowulf
• Epic hero
• Geat (from southern
Sweden)
• Nephew of Higlac
...

Hrothgar
• Danish king
• Builds Herot (banquet
hall) for men
• Tormented by Grendel
for 12 years
• Loses many men to
...

Grendel
• Referred to as demon
and fiend
• Haunts the moors
(swampy land)
• Descendant o...

Grendel’s Mother
• Referred to as she-
wolf
• Lives under a lake
• Challenges Hr...

Fire Dragon
• Lives in Beowulf’s
kingdom
• Wakes up when thief
steals cup
• Guards countless
treasures

Works Cited
• Intro to Beowulf

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