Beowulf

Beowulf is the hero of the poem. He is a Geat, the son of Ecgtheow and the nephew of Hygelac. The story begins when Beowulf hears about the troubles Grendel has been causing to the land of the Danes. Grendel is a monster that has been terrorizing the Herot, which is Hrothgar's mead hall. Hrothgar is the loved and respected king of Danes. Beofulf and his men came ashore on the land of the Danes, they were greeted by a watchman, who led them to Herot. As Beofulf walked in, he was introduced to Hrothgar by one of his loyal nobles. This leads to a big conversation between Beofulf and Hrothgar, the king admits that he heard of Beowulfs great strength and tells about how he once helped Beowulf’s father. Beowulf also has numerous arguments with Unferth about his victories. At that, the day ended, Beowulf and his men went to sleep.

As the men were sleeping Grendel comes into the Herot ripping off the doors and gates. Grendel looks at so many men and thinks he’s about to have a very big dinner. As the horrible beast creeps up, he eats one of Beowulf’s men. As Grendel was moving on to his next victim, Beowulf snatched his hand and held it very tight. Grendel realizes that he has never met a man so strong before. Grendel gets r

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As Beowulf put on his armor, Unferth lent him a sword, called Hrunting, since he was not brave enough to fight the monster himself. Beowulf jumped in to the lake and swam around until Grendel’s mother noticed him, she snatched him out of the water and swims him to her cave. When they reach the lake, they see strange creatures crawling in the water, water beasts that swim away at daybreak. When the dragon awoke, and realized that the cup was missing, he went into a rage. Beowulf also sees Grendel’s corpse and chops off its head.

Hygelac and his son are killed in war. As Beowulf’s sword was broken and his shield was melting away, Wiglaf came to the rescue by stabbing the dragon in the throat making it possible for Beowulf to stab the dragon in its belly. The king and queen award him with land, weapons, and a spot in line for the throne. Beowulf decided that something had to be done about this, even though he thought killing a dragon should be an easy task compared to what he had faced before. eally scared and wants to run, but Beowulf hangs on to his hand. Killing her with a regular sword was simply impossible no matter where you cut her. The dragon's Gold stash was full of ancient treasures assembled from the coffers of the dead. Beowulf’s soldiers were too scared to face the creature, except one. They’re ship is unloaded for them and they go to Hygelac’s court.

Approximate Word count = 875
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)

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