2. The epic story of Beowulf is about a young hero
who fights in battles against the monster
Grendel and his mother and later concerns
Beowulf's final fight with a dragon. Beowulf is
the prince of the Geats (a member of a
Scandinavian people of southern Sweden to
which the legendary hero Beowulf belonged)
He is also the son of
Ecgtheow (Beowulf's father; married to King
Hrethel's only daughter; slays a man and
escapes to Denmark.
3. Hrothgar pays the wergild), who travels to Heorot where the
great mead hall of Hrothgar king of the Danes (Beowulf
makes his journey to Denmark to help them destroy Grendel
and his mother. The Danes were first ruled by Scyld Scefing
and later by Hrothgar) is located. Hrothgar (Danish King;
builder of Heorot), is the great grandson of Scyld Scefing
(arrived mysteriously as a child in a drifting boat and began a
new dynasty, many years after the death of Heremod).
4. In this passage Beowulf goes underwater and
fights with Grendel's mother in a cave. During
his descent to her lair, Beowulf is attacked by
Grendel's mother and dragged to her cave. He
tries to hit her with his sword but he does not
succeed in piercing her skin. In rage and
frustration Beowulf attacks her with his
bare hands. He manages to knock down
Grendel's mother, however, she is swift and
manages to fight back and ends up sitting on
top of him. With her dagger she desperately
tries to kill Beowulf, but his armor protects him
from her attacks. Beowulf then spots a large
sword made by giants on the wall of
the cave and throws Grendel's mother off him
and grabs the sword.
5. In this passage Beowulf goes underwater and fights with
Grendel's mother in a cave. During his descent to her lair,
Beowulf is attacked by Grendel's mother and dragged to
her cave. He tries to hit her with his sword but he does
not succeed in piercing her skin. In rage and frustration
Beowulf attacks her with his bare hands. He manages to
knock down Grendel's mother, however, she is swift and
manages to fight back and ends up sitting on top of him.
With her dagger she desperately tries to kill Beowulf, but
his armor protects him from her attacks. Beowulf then
spots a large sword made by giants on the wall of the
cave and throws Grendel's mother off him and grabs the
sword.
6. The blade of Beowulf's new sword then begins to
melt because the blood is too hot and poisonous
for it. Beowulf notices all the great treasures in
the cave but he does not take any of them. He
swims to shore with Grendel's head in one hand
and holding the hilt with the other. He is then
received by his fellow warriors who are waiting
in hope to see Beowulf again. Four warriors carry
Grendel's head to Heorot (mead hall built by
Hrothgar and ravaged by Grendel)where the
victory will be celebrated. The head is carried
around as a trophy for all to view in the great
mead hall of Hrothgar.
