Review of Beawulf

1. Prepared by:
Javlonbek Toshpulatov

2. Historical Background
⦿ oldest surviving epic
poem in the English
language
⦿ written in Old English,
the language of the
Saxons
⦿ composed as early as c
700, and evolved
through many retellings
before it was written
down
⦿ earliest known owner of
the manuscript is the
16th century scholar
Lawrence Nowell

6. ⦿Hrothgar, king
of the Danes,
built a mead-
hall called as
“Heorot hall”

8. ⦿Because of the noise made by
the Danes, Grendel attacked
them
⦿He ruled the hall for 12 years

9. ⦿ A great warrior from
Geatland came to
help
⦿His name was
Beowulf

11. ⦿ Beowulf fought with Grendel

12. ⦿Beowulf
succeed in
defeating
Grendel
⦿ He get Grendel’s
severed arm that
served as his
trophy

13. ⦿ Grendel’s mother came to Herot to
avenge Grendel.

16. ⦿After defeating Grendel’s mother, he
get Grendel’s head

17. ⦿Beowulf
sailed back
to his land
and
became
the king
for 50
years
⦿A thief
woken the
dragon for
stealing a
goblet

18. ⦿The
dragon
angered
the Geats
and
destroyed
their land

21. ⦿ Beowulf was able
to kill the dragon
but he was totally
wounded.
⦿Because of his
condition, he died.