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What creature does Beowulf fight in the third and final battle?
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A dragon.
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What is the name of the loyal than who stays with Beowulf to fight the dragon?
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Wiglaf.
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How did Beowulf slay the dragon?
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He dealt the dragon a deadly blow in it's flank with a stabbing knife.
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What was the name of Beowulf's sword, and what happened to it when he fought the dragon?
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Naegling, and it snapped after Beowulf struck the dragon on the skull.
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"A repitition of a consonant or sound in the first syllable of a word/phrase," refers to what Anglo-Saxon poetic device?
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Alliteration.
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In Beowulf, the "sea" is referred to as a "sail-road." This is an example of what Anglo-Saxon poetic device?
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A kenning.
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What was the name given to Britain by the Romans?
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Britainnia.
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In 1348, what tragedy was wiping out the European population?
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The bubonic plague.
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What people began their invasion and conquest of southwestern Britain around 450 A.D.?
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The Anglo-Saxons.
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What king began a war to enforce his claims to the throne of France in 1336?
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King Edward III.
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What is Eric Ewing's middle name?
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John.
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Who currently wears the jersey number 95 for the Pittsburgh Steelers?
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Corbin Bryant.
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