1. Listen to the Approach of Grendel in Old English

Hello, class!

Today we will be working on a Beowulf webquest. Follow the instructions, view the sites listed and answer the corresponding questions. NOTE: Write your answers on the “hard copy” handout. They will be collected.

1. Listen to the Approach of Grendel in Old English.

http://www.engl.virginia.edu/OE/Beowulf.Readings/Grendel.html

QUESTION: What does it sound like?

2. View a manuscript of Beowulf.

http://www.uky.edu/~kiernan/eBeowulf/main.htm

QUESTION: What does the manuscript look like or remind you of?

3. Read a little background information about Beowulf.

http://www.angelcynn.org.uk/index.html

QUESTIONS:

What is a scop?

In which countries does the action in Beowulf take place?

4. Read a little about Beowulf, the hero.

http://csis/pace.edu/grendel/projs1c/be5.html

QUESTION:

What are Beowulf’s special powers?

5. Beowulf is an Anglo-Saxon poem, written centuries ago in a time of clans, tribes and lords. Read a little about how they fought.

http://www.angelcynn.org.uk/warfare.html

QUESTIONS:

What weapons did the Anglo-Saxons use?

The only protection for most warriors was ________________________ ?

Who would wear a helmet?

View the Sutton Hoo helmet and describe it.

6. Read a translation of the poem.

http://www.Lnstar.com/literature/beowulf/beowulf1.htm

QUESTIONS:

1. How many warriors does Grendel kill in his first attack?

2. When does Grendel attack?

3. How many years does this go on for?

4. How is Beowulf described?

5. How many warriors accompany Beowulf on the ship?

6. King Hrothgar’s guard wants to make sure Beowulf and his men aren’t __________________.

7. How is King Hrothgar’s banquet hall described?

8. Who is the “one brave in battle”?

9. What does the guard pray at the end?