The blood-soaked tale of a Norse warrior's battle against the great and murderous troll, Grendel. Heads will roll. Out of allegiance to the King Hrothgar, the much respected Lord of the Danes, Beowulf leads a troop of warriors across the sea to rid a village of the marauding monster. The monster, Grendel, is not a creature of mythic powers, but one of flesh and blood - immense flesh and raging blood, driven by a vengeance from being wronged, while Beowulf, a victorious soldier in his own right, has become increasingly troubled by the hero-myth rising up around his exploits. Beowulf's willingness to kill on behalf of Hrothgar wavers when it becomes clear that the King is more responsible for the troll's rampages than was first apparent. As a soldier, Beowulf is unaccustomed to hesitating. His relationship with the mesmerizing witch, Selma, creates deeper confusion. Swinging his sword at a great, stinking beast is no longer such a simple act. The story is set in barbarous Northern Europe where the reign of the many-gods is giving way to one - the southern invader, Christ. Beowulf is a man caught between sides in this great shift, his simple code transforming and falling apart before his eyes. Vengeance, loyalty and mercy powerfully entwine. A story of blood and beer and sweat, which strips away the mask of the hero-myth, leaving a raw and tangled tale. Written by Roundstone Communications
TEXT/MOVIE CHECK: Beowulf and Grendel
1.__________staggers off the cliff, stuck with spears, wrapped in netting, and engulfed in flame.
A. Hrothgar B. Grendel’s father
2.The child Grendel tries to dislodge the dead body of his father. He resolves himself and repeatedly swing his sword to the corpe’s __________.
A. chest B. neck
3.The dissicated head of Grendel’s father is positioned in a crude alcove-shrine, which fire has somewhat preserved it.
A. True B. False
4.Snorri touche’s Hrothgar’s forehead with blood saying “ Hrothgar, much loved King of ______, under Odin’s eye I blood you lucky on all path’s that leave this hall.
A. Geats B. Danes
5.When Beowulf asked the fisherman about the name of the land where he is, the fisherman could not directly tell what it is but leads to say the place is called the ____________.
A. Geatland B. Daneland
6.When one of the Geats told Beowulf that one night a dragon came, Beowulf____________
A. thought dragons are just tales B. dragons are dangerous
7.Complete the lines of Breca: “Danes say.Danes who ran. I have also known Danes who will say the fought off ____________when he wandered North.”
A. Attila B. Conan
8.Hrothgar told his wife Wealtheow that probably, __________, brings this ferocious troll to make his end.
A.. Odin B. Thor
9.Who said this line” Meet me in the light if you have the guts. Or fight me now!”
B. Hrothgar B. Beowulf
10.In the field beyond the Danish village, Selma was picking berries when ____________arrived mounted in a horse.
A. Wealtheow B. Hrothgar
11.When Beowulf and other warriors arrived at Daneland, he introduced themselves to Erik as _______.
A. Hrothgar’s allies B. Hrotgrar’s friends
12.When Hrothgar’s hug Beowulf and tell him that he thought he was smaller, Beowulf replied______.
A. I was eight when I left. B. I have grown too much!
13.Beowulf told Selma he could not remember her when he was young in the Daneland. Selma told him she came at place as ____________.
A. a teenager B. old as she is now
14.While Selma’s parents were killed by the Wulfings, Beowulf ‘s parents __________ .
A. were also killed by Wulfings
B. brought at Danes by the feud of Wulfing s
15.According to Selma, the Saxons’s bowling game would roll a ball against standing__________.
A. body B. skulls
16.Selma corrected Beowulf when he mistakenly thought of Grendel’s name as ____________.
A. Grundol B. Grennel
17.Beowulf was wondering why Grendel would not fight him. Selma told him_____________.
A. Grendel is just waiting for the right time
B. he had not done anything wrong to him.
18.Grendel told Selma “ Grendel. What sort of name—“ Selma replied “Means ‘Grinder”” .
A. True B. False
19.He leads Beowulf to the cave of Grendel.
A. Gremur B. Erik
20. He said” Even the trolls want my beautiful hair.”
A. Breca B. Thorfinn
TEXT/MOVIE CHECK: Beowulf and Grendel
1.__________staggers off the cliff, stuck with spears, wrapped in netting, and engulfed in flame.
A. Hrothgar B. Grendel’s father
2.The child Grendel tries to dislodge the dead body of his father. He resolves himself and repeatedly swing his sword to the corpe’s __________.
A. chest B. neck
3.The dissicated head of Grendel’s father is positioned in a crude alcove-shrine, which fire has somewhat preserved it.
A. True B. False
4.Snorri touche’s Hrothgar’s forehead with blood saying “ Hrothgar, much loved King of ______, under Odin’s eye I blood you lucky on all path’s that leave this hall.
A. Geats B. Danes
5.When Beowulf asked the fisherman about the name of the land where he is, the fisherman could not directly tell what it is but leads to say the place is called the ____________.
A. Geatland B. Daneland
6.When one of the Geats told Beowulf that one night a dragon came, Beowulf____________
A. thought dragons are just tales B. dragons are dangerous
7.Complete the lines of Breca: “Danes say.Danes who ran. I have also known Danes who will say the fought off ____________when he wandered North.”
A. Attila B. Conan
8.Hrothgar told his wife Wealtheow that probably, __________, brings this ferocious troll to make his end.
A.. Odin B. Thor
9.Who said this line” Meet me in the light if you have the guts. Or fight me now!”
B. Hrothgar B. Beowulf
10.In the field beyond the Danish village, Selma was picking berries when ____________arrived mounted in a horse.
A. Wealtheow B. Hrothgar
11.When Beowulf and other warriors arrived at Daneland, he introduced themselves to Erik as _______.
A. Hrothgar’s allies B. Hrotgrar’s friends
12.When Hrothgar’s hug Beowulf and tell him that he thought he was smaller, Beowulf replied______.
A. I was eight when I left. B. I have grown too much!
13.Beowulf told Selma he could not remember her when he was young in the Daneland. Selma told him she came at place as ____________.
A. a teenager B. old as she is now
14.While Selma’s parents were killed by the Wulfings, Beowulf ‘s parents __________ .
A. were also killed by Wulfings
B. brought at Danes by the feud of Wulfing s
15.According to Selma, the Saxons’s bowling game would roll a ball against standing__________.
A. body B. skulls
16.Selma corrected Beowulf when he mistakenly thought of Grendel’s name as ____________.
A. Grundol B. Grennel
17.Beowulf was wondering why Grendel would not fight him. Selma told him_____________.
A. Grendel is just waiting for the right time
B. he had not done anything wrong to him.
18.Grendel told Selma “ Grendel. What sort of name—“ Selma replied “Means ‘Grinder”” .
A. True B. False
19.He leads Beowulf to the cave of Grendel.
A. Gremur B. Erik
20. He said” Even the trolls want my beautiful hair.”
A. Breca B. Thorfinn
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