To kill the monster Grendel who had been terrorizing the kingdom of Denmark. 2. According to the summary, who does Beowulf defeat in his first epic battle?  The Dragon  Jrendil's mother  Hrothgar  Grendel

1. Background Information
• 30,000 lines of Anglo-Saxon poetry survive
today
• 3, 182 (10%) of the lines are from Beowulf
• Setting - Denmark and Sweden
• Author - Unknown, probably a monk
• Composed in the 7th or 8th century
• Oldest surviving English poem

2. Summary
• In Denmark in 507 AD(anno domini) a giant monster
appeared called Jrindle .He made a lot of things to
intimidate a citizens and he occupied the celebrating
places . The king of Denmark declares rewarding prize to
anyone who can kill him,which raises interest courageous
warrior and famous hero called )Beowulf( ,he is always
aspires to glory. Beowulf enters in a strong battle with the
giant Jrindle and he defeat and kill him. The king grants
him(Beowulf) a valuable prize but Beowulf later discovers
that all the men were brutally massacred in the lobby of
the royal palace .Beowulf discover that who kill his men is
Jrindle’s mother to retaliate for the death of her son .
Beowulf went to chase her in the lack she live in ,but she
takes form of a beautiful women and succeeded in his
seduced.

3. Title of Epic Poem
*Anglo-Saxon word
Beo means “bright” or
“noble”
*Anglo-Saxon word
wulf means “wolf”
*Beowulf means
bright or noble wolf
*Other sources say
Beo means “bear”

4. Setting: Beowulf’s time and
place
Europe today Insert: Time of Beowulf

5. This EPIC poem of BEOWULF is often divided into 3 sections; it is
about Beowulf’s 3 epic battles w/ evil.

6. The Battle with Grendel
• (Grendel represents evil)

7. The Battle with Jrendil’s Mother
• (She also represents evil.)

8. The Battle with the Dragon
• he doesn’t only represents evil but also Greed

9. Just in case you wanted to know,
Beowulf himself represents a good
• loyalty
• valor
• Selflessness
• sense of justice

10. Main Characters

11. Beowulf
_Epic hero
-Geat (from southern sweden)
-Nephew of Higlac (King at story’s start)
-Sails to Denmark to help Hrothgar

12. Hrothgar
-Danish king
-Builds Herot (banquet hall) for men
-Tormented by Jrendil for 12years
-Loses many men to Jrendil
-Joyless before Beowulf’s arrival

13. Jrendil
-considered as demon and fiend
-Haunts the moors (swampy land)
-Feasts on 30 men the night of the
1st attack

14. Jrendil’s Mother
-Referred to as she-wolf
-Lives under a lake
-Challenges Hrothgar when
she kills one of his best men

15. Fire Dragon
-Lives in Beowulf’s kingdom
-Wakes up when thief steals
cup
-Guards countless treasures

16. Test yourself
1.In the Story of Beowulf, Why does Beowulf
originally arrive to Denmark?
 To kill the Mighty Dragon
 To visit the king of Denmark
 To kill the monster Jrendil
 To seduce Jrendils’ mother