beowulf

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Beowulf, the son of Ecghtow, lived in Scandinavian Islands in the early 10th century. Those were the times of battles, wars, and sure there were warriors. Beowulf was one of them. He was the best warrior of Hygelac, the king of Geats. He was brave, confident, and strong. There were three hard battles ahead of him, and each of his three enemies was going to give him higher levels of hard time.

Becoming a hero took a lot of talent, strength, and courage. Beowulf as an ordinary warrior, couldn't have figured these characteristics out of his if he had not gone to foreign lands to help Hrothgar to fight Grendel. Ecghtow, Beowulf's father owed the king of Danes a death price, but was not able to pay. Therefore, Beowulf decided to pay his father's death price by helping the king. He had a lot of confidence of himself, and gathered only fourteen men along with him, and sailed across the sea to Danes. He did not know what kind of a danger was waiting for him, however he was ready to face anything.

He arrived to Danes to fight Grendel, and to save the Kingdom. It seemed like Hrothgar was going to refuse his request at the first place, but then he accepted him, and left Hereot's keeping in Beowulf's h

Nobody has expected Beowulf to defeat Grendel's mother and come out of the water, however he did. Everybody was shocked, and also happy. Beowulf got out of the water with the sword's hilt and Grendel's head which he later is going to display it in Hereot. Now Beowulf had what it took to become a hero, and a king. He returned to his own land and became a king, where he would stay as a king for fifty years.

As he gets in the water, when he expected Grendel's mother, sea-monsters attacked him, however Grendel's mother managed to catch him, and pulled him deep below the sea into a cave where they started to fight. The sword Unferth Gave to Beowulf failed to damage her, so he started fighting barehanded. Outside, on the shore, everybody was curious, however with no hope. Beowulf suddenly saw a blade in the cave from ancient times, when it was used to kill monstrous creatures. He grabbed the blade and swung it deep into her neck bone, severed it entirely. She fell on the floor and died.

At this battle, Beowulf was so confident of himself, and neither he needed any weapons, nor any help from his men. He was the one who attacked, and surprised his enemy. Fighting at his own territory gave him even more confidence, with all his men around. Beowulf was so strong, that his grip did not allow Grendel to move, and ripped his arm off.

At the second battle of his with Grendel's mother, things for Beowulf had changed a little. This time he was not as confident. Beowulf now had fought against a mother whose heart was filled with revenge, and he knew this was not going to be an easy battle. Therefore he wore a helmet, a fine-webbed mail, and accepted the sword, which Unferth gave him. This battle took place underwater, and it was the enemy's territory. When he first got in the water, he had to face sea monsters before he fought Grendel's mother. He had a hard time defeating her neither the weapon, nor the grip had worked. He was lucky to find an ancient sword, which happened to be within his reach.

Beowulf became the King of Geats and ruled it very well for fifty years. He grew old not only in terms of body, but also in terms of mind. He became a mature, more confidants, and a wise king. Then, there was a time when a thief awakened a deadly dragon unwillingly

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