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When Grendel’s mother invades the hall, she takes with her Grendel’s giant arm as well as one of Hrothgar’s advisors. 

Unlike the first fight, Beowulf is almost defeated and he fights alone without the aid of his men.

At the end of the fight, what is left, hanging from the rafters? 

Here are is some information about The Canterbury Tales.  If this information is correct, click TRUE and if it is false, click FALSE. 1.  If you read along with “The General Prologue” and listen to somebody speaking it in Middle English, you can understand it. 2.  The Canterbury Tales is written in Middle English. 3.  Middle English is more “musical.”   4.  There are twenty-nine pilgrims in the poem. 5.  Technically, The Canterbury Tales is a “story within a story” or a frame story. 6.  If you decide to write about the Knight from The Canterbury Tales, you should read about him in “The General Prologue” and also read the tale that he speaks to the group.  

Beowulf features a technique that is referred to _____________ authorship.  

Beowulf says that he will fight the monster by using this weapon only.  

There are many questions about Beowulf that are unknown; the exact time that it was written down and the author are mysteries.  

According to the video, Beowulf was originally written on Old English which resembles the Galic language of today.

When Beowulf’s men run to help out their leader, what do they learn?  

If you decide to write about Beowulf, the prompt is to consider: