The zodiac is divided into twelve signs, each associated with a symbol, and each representing particular personality traits. Each chapter of Grendel is associated with a sign of the zodiac....

Grendel barges into the meadhall (Hart) to discover that all of the men are ________. What does Grendel tie around his neck? What does Grendel see grow from Beowulf’s back? Of what does Beowulf...

When Grendel first starts listening to the Shaper’s songs from the mead hall, he feels lonely, distressed, doubtful, and shameful. After visiting the dragon, however, Grendel takes on a new...

What familiar character are we introduced to in this chapter? Where are the strangers from whom Grendel watches sail in in the beginning of the chapter? What is Grendel’s worst pain? What...

What act between the humans causes them to enter into an age of warfare? What is another name for Hrothgar’s bard? How does Grendel approach Hrothgar’s meadhall for the first time? What...

What have Grendel’s attacks done to Hrothgar’s kingdom? What is the relationship between King Hrothgar of the Danes and King Hygmod of the Helmings? What animal does King Hygmod have on a chain...