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Adils - King of Sweden who kills Helgi and marries Yrsa
Agnar - Hes the son of Hroar, Mighty warrior and wants a special ring but can’t get it because it’s at the bottom of the ocean.
Bera - Falls for Bjorn and has three kids with him. They all have animal parts but they are fierce warriors.
Beygad - son of Svip and brother of Svipdag.
Bjorn - son of Hring, falls for Bera and gets turned into a bear by an evil sorcerer Hvitt. Killed by some men after getting Bera pregnant.
Bodvar Bjarki - Normal looking son of Bera
Elk-Frodi - Half Elk doesn’t like his inheritance so he leaves his family and becomes an oputlaw.
Drifa - daughter of Hrolf.
Finn - King of Finnmark, father of Hvit.
Frodi - king at the beginning of the book, Takes away Denmark from his brother and then Bjalki - one of Hrolf's men.
tries to kill Hroar and Helgi, who burn him in a mead hall.
Halfdan - King of Denmark gets killed by Frodi and has two sons who grow up to be great.
Helgi - son of Halfdan, hides for the first part of his life, then becomes a king and sleeps with Olof who wants revenge and so gets him to marry his daughter. Then after that he has a kid with an elf and doesn’t hold up to his end of the bargain so may be cursed.
Hjorvard - marries Skuld.
Hring - King of Norway, father of Bjorn, marries Hvit.
Hroar - son of Halfdan, hides with Vifil, then hides with Jarl Saevil and Signy, kills Frodi, marries Ogn, gets ring from Helgi, cuts off Hrok's feet after he throws the ring, killed by Hrok.
Hrolf - son of Helgi and Yrsa, he takes in Svipdag and kind of betrays him so he and his brothers leave.
Hrok - son of Saevil and Signy, wants the ring from Helgi, tries to get the ring from Hroar but he can’t have it so he throws it into the ocean.
Hvit - Forced to marry Hring but is not happy about that. So she tries to tempt Bjorn but he rejects her and she turns him into a bear.
Hvitserk - one of Svipdag's brothers.
Ingebjorg - Hvit’s mother
Nordri - King of England and the Ogn‘s father.
Olof - Queen of Saxland, she tricks Helgi and gets revenge for him pretty much raping her. Tricks him into marrying his own daughter.
Regin - Hides Hroar and Helgi and helps them burn the man trying to kill them.
Saevil - Hides Helgi and Hroar.
Signy - The wife of Jarl Saevil, recognizes Helgi and Hroar
Sigrid - mother of Hroar and Helgi.
Skuld - Helgi's half-elf daughter, she is slightly evil.
Skur - Hrolf’s daughter
Svip - father of Svipdag, Beygad, and Hvitserk, has a dream and sends the brothers to help Svipdag.
Svipdag - Great warrior who joins Hrolf after being kind of betrayed by Helgi.
Thorir Hound's Foot - son of Bjorn and Bera, has dog feet.
Vifil - Warlock who hides Helgi and Hroar and helps them escape.
Yrsa - Hroar’s daughter who he marries and hads a kid with.

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Morose (Adj)
The morose man looked sullenly at the laughing children

1) Is Beowulf a good king? Explain your answer with examples (at least 3) from the text.
Beowulf is not a good king. In the text it mentions wars that the Geats have been in and the only reason they won was Beowulf. When he became king he needed to let his champions fight the battles. Wiglaf predicts the fall of the kingdom after Beowulf dies and this is because nations were scared of Beowulf and not his warriors. Wiglaf also mentions Beowulf's Greed, not for money but for fame and glory. This is a trait that kings should not have.
2) What is the most important part of section 3? Why do you believe this?
When Beowulf gets bit by the dragon. This is the end for him and he has failed at his task. Beowulf's strength finally fails him and now he must rely on his warriors for the first time in his life. The reason this is improtant is because Beowulf is finally made more normal and must rely on others.
3) What is the most interesting part of Beowulf (the entire story) for you? Why?
When Beowulf dies. He is made human. The whole story is about how he's better than everyone, but he can't escape death. He kills things that bring death, but he can't kill death.
4) What does the dragon represent?
A king who is greedy. The dragon sits over his treasure and won't let anyone use it. One little cup goes missing and he goes crazy. He runs all over the country killing people just like a greedy king who has had treasure taken from him.

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Officious (adj)
My officious team captain kept telling me to pass him the ball.
Peruse (v)
I was perusing the book and found a hidden note.

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Philistine (n)
The philistine took all the books and burned them.
Meticulous (adj)
My meticulous way of organizing my room allowed me to find everything easily.

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Obsolete
The obsolete old computer was so slow that I couldn’t do my homework.
Paucity
The paucity of teachers at Skagway is scary.