Part 1
Beowulf was always a strong individual since birth it was
noted that he was strong. His parents took him away to live with his uncle so
he could train. As a young boy he was often made fun of for his clumsiness.
This part reminds me of Spiderman or Peter Parker. Everyone
used to make fun of him, but he turned out to he really strong and a hero.
Beowulf had to go to the land of Daneland to slay the
monster Grendel.
We come to find out that Grendel haunted the Land and killed
innocent people. It especially liked to kill young soldiers and eat then whole.
Only the king, and the elderly were left. The King threw a feast in the hall of
Heorot. It was the first time Beowulf and his crew had a chance to rest in over
twelve years!
Part 2
After the feast all of the men went to sleep. While they
were sleeping a mist appeared and swept the room. It was Grendel! (This part
reminded me of the movie called The Mist. It is about monsters that live and
only kill people within the mist.) Grendel used a magic spell to further keep
the men asleep as he came through the door. The spell did not work on Beowulf
because he wasn’t fully asleep yet. He ate one of Beowulf’s men in his sleep.
Beowulf then woke up and the two started to fight.
Eventually, Beowulf slayed Grendel in battle; leaving his
arm for souvenir. Everyone rejoiced, but that came to a end quickly because
they found out that someone else has been killed. It was Grendel’s mother.
Beowulf went to go find her. When he found her he killed her and again sliced
the head of Grendel, and took it back to the king. Once h Beowulf returned home
he eventually became king and many years passed of peace and happiness. One day
a slave told him of a dragon guarding a treasure. Beowulf now an old king went
to go slay the dragon, but he was killed.
I have read this story before and high school and I liked
it. The only thing that sucks is that Beowulf dies. That is just how most Epics
are.
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