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Grendel’s beast-father lives far away in a foul cave.

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At approximately 3,200 lines long, Beowulf is a relatively short epic poem.  

Hrothgar entrusts Beowulf with his mead hall.  The plan is that Beowulf will:  

When the third section of Beowulf begins, that features a battle with a dragon, how many years have passed? 

Concerning Grendel, which of the following is not true?  

What rank does Beowulf hold at the end of the epic? 

After Beowulf is summoned, he tracks Grendel’s mother to the edge of a lake / swamp that is on fire; there are many strange monsters that live in the water. 

The “greedy she-wolf” leaves behind a bizarre note that is written in blood, and scrawled on the wall. 

Before expiring, Beowulf says very little; he simply coughs up blood and dies.