beowulf
Beowulf, the son of Ecghtow, lived in Scandinavian Islands in the early 10th century. Those were the times of battles, wars, and sure there were warriors. Beowulf was one of them. He was the best warrior of Hygelac, the king of Geats. He was brave, confident, and strong. There were three hard battles ahead of him, and each of his three enemies was going to give him higher levels of hard time. Becoming a hero took a lot of talent, strength, and courage. Beowulf as an ordinary warrior, couldn't have figured these characteristics out of his if he had not gone to foreign lands to help Hrothgar to fight Grendel. Ecghtow, Beowulf's father owed the king of Danes a death price, but was not able to pay. Therefore, Beowulf decided to pay his father's death price by helping the king. He had a lot of confidence of himself, and gathered only fourteen men along with him, and sailed across the sea to Danes. He did not know what kind of a danger was waiting for him, however he was ready to face anything. He arrived to Danes to fight Grendel, and to save the Kingdom. It seemed like Hrothgar was going to refuse his request at the first place, but then he accepted him, and left Hereot's keeping in Beowulf's h
All of Beowulf's warriors were armed, except himself. Grendel came in breaking the doors, and the walls, seeking for blood. Beowulf suddenly saw a blade in the cave from ancient times, when it was used to kill monstrous creatures. " No weapons, therefore, for either this night: unarmed he shell face me if face me he dares" (line 683) Then, out of the night came stealthy and swift when the hall guards were asleep. Beowulf became the King of Geats and ruled it very well for fifty years. At the second battle of his with Grendel's mother, things for Beowulf had changed a little. He was the one who attacked, and surprised his enemy. When he first got in the water, he had to face sea monsters before he fought Grendel's mother. He walked through the hall, and killed one of the warriors while he was asleep on the bench. He saved the lives of many people along with the King's. Fight took place at enemy's territory, the enemy was angry because he was woken up from a threehundered years of sleeping, and the treasure he had been sleeping on was tried to be stolen. Hrothgar gives Beowulf suggestions on how to behave, and not to get spoiled as King Heremod has. This final battle was Beowulf's hardest fight. King Hrothgar gave a speech regarding this victory of Beowulf's. He had lost a lot of blood and could not manage to survive, but he did manage to save his people from the deadly evil.
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