Beowulf
BEOWULF - PROLOGUE
starts with the funeral of Scyld Scefing
they put him on a boat and many riches on top of him
rulers of spear-danes known to be great leaders
-Beow who is son of Scyld Scefing will take over
-Beows heir is Halfdane
-Halfdane has 4 children
heorogar, hrothgar, Halga, and Daughter onela the swede
-(Home of Denmark ruler) Hrothgar (lord of the danes), protector of shiledings was favored and he desired a mead hall so he had people build him it
-Heoret hall was the name
-hyrothgar and wealtheow king and queen of the danes
HEOROT IS ATTACKED
Grendel who is a descendent of Cain is a ogre monster
enraged by the loudness of heoret hall he took and killed 30 men in their slumber from the hall
-Grendel attacked the next day showing no mercy
-for 12 winters heoret hall stood empty as grendel attacked mercelissley
-Grendel was kept from approaching the seat
-but he took over heorot hall
THE HERO COMES TO HEOROT
Hygelac ruler of the Geats offered aide to Hrothgar (he helped his brother)
sailed to the greatlands to help
-ecgtheow was beowulfs dad who was great warrior
Wulfgar - Hrothgar officer
-Beowulf swears to not use weaponry against Grendel
Hrothgar will not need to give beowulf an expensive funeral
In the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf, Ecgtheow is a warrior who is exiled from his people after killing a man named Heatholaf. Ecgtheow is the father of Beowulf and is described as a "noble battle-leader".
Ecgtheow's exile led to war between his people and the family of the man he killed. Ecgtheow's people declared him an outlaw, which meant they could not give him food, shelter, or protection.
FEAST AT HEOROT
Unferth, son of Ecglaf spoke enviously against beowulf - UNFERTH KILLED BROTHERS
Beowulf didnt win the swimming match because he wasn’t good
Beowulf won agaisnt breca because he took on 9 sea monsters by himself and then exhausted he was found on the barriers of finland
he called out unferth for being jealously
Hrothgars wife, the queen came out and gave mead cup to bewoulf full of wine and he told her he would defeat the beast or die trying
Hrothgar told beowulf that he could have anything he wants if he won and that he is warden of the hall
THE FIGHT WITH GRENDEL (1st fight)
-Beowulf is set to fit Grendel without any armor or tools to aid him
-belives in Monotheistic god
-no blade could damage grendel
-Beowulf ripped grednels entire arm off and grendel ran away to his lair knowing his days were numbered
CELEBRATION AT HEOROT
-beowulf is accepted and cherished as hero and will be given riches, seen as a son
-Beowulf wanted grendle to sruggle more but he slipped away
Hrethric and Hrothmund - Hyorthgrar and queens sons
all retainers and royalty go to bed and are always ready for war
ANOTHER ATTACK
Grendels mom took hrothgars closest friend, his advisor Aeschere (killed) and takes back grendels arm
Beowulf was nowhere to be seen
fatherless creatures, was given hints as to where to find grendels mom
BEOWULF FIGHTS GRENDEL’S MOTHER
monster tracks marked on the forest ground
sea dragons and monsters
Unferth gave him a weapon a rare and acient sword called hrunting
had never failed anyone before
hruntinng sword failed
beowulf saw the huge sword on the wall and grabbed it and killed grendels mom
he then cut the head off grendel and took riches
however the special sword he used melted and dissapeared
people didnt belive he would survive
but few strangers waited and congragulated him
ANOTHER CELEBRATION AT HEOROT
the hilt of the sword was given to the king to be passed
on it explained how it was to be used and the histories of the giants
sword made by giants
Heremod
A once-great Danish king who became selfish and vicious, killing his own people to gain power. He was eventually chased from his tribe and killed by his enemies. Heremod is said to be cruel and selfish, and only care about retaining his own power.
1780 REILGIOUS QUESTION
BEOWULF RETURNS HOME
hrunting sword didnt dissapear
magical sword dissapeared
beowulf returns sword to Unferth
beowulf united the geats and danes despite old rivalry due to his old daddy
beowulf left with 12 gifts
Great Queen Modryth - would torture anyone who looked at her wrong
she changed after being married to Offa'
Hyglegac altered of beowulfs return
summarizes what happens