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The epic poem follows Beowulf, a hero who comes to aid Hrothgar, King of the Danes, in his fight against the vicious monster Grendel. Before the tale is over, Beowulf fights and defeats Grendel, Grendel’s mother, becomes king of the Geats, and vanquishes a dragon.
This book argues that the Dragon in Beowulf is to be identified with Onela, king of the Swedes, and that the story of the fight between Beowulf and the fire-breathing monster is a stylised version of the battle, on the ice of Lake Vaenir, in which
Beowulf as he’d planned; then it began to melt, And for the first time in his life that famous prince Fought with fate against him, with glory 725 Denied him. He knew it, but he raised his sword And struck at the dragon’s scaly hide. The ancient blade broke, bit into The monster’s skin, drew blood, but cracked
A brief retelling of the Anglo-Saxon epic about the heroic efforts of King Beowulf of Geatland to save his people from a terrible dragon
Beowulf subsequently becomes king of his own people, the Geats. After he has been ruling for fifty years, his own neighborhood is wofully harried by a fire-spewing dragon.
Beowulf, translated by Seamus Heaney Part III: The Dragon . Beowulf returns home to Geatland, victorious. Years pass, fights many battles, becomes king, and rules well through many years. However, now an old man, Beowulf is called upon to fight one last battle, to defend his people against the most fearsome monster he has faced yet… The ...
29 kwi 2022 · 140 pages : 20 cm. A retelling of Britain's oldest epic vividly brings to life a Scandinavian warrior named Beowulf who, after defeating two great evils, meets his match in the death-dragon of the deep, Grendel. Ages 8-12.
